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Zephaniah 2:11

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

The Lord will be terrifying to them when he starves all the gods of the earth. Then all the distant coasts and islands of the nations will bow in worship to him, each in its own place.

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On that day’ #– #this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies #– #‘I will remove the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered.  I will banish the prophets  and the unclean spirit from the land.


‘My name will be great among the nations,  from the rising of the sun to its setting. Incense  and pure offerings will be presented in my name in every place because my name will be great among the nations,’  says the Lord of Armies.


‘Many nations will join themselves to the Lord on that day and become my  people.  I will dwell among you, and you will know that the Lord of Armies has sent me to you.


For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth; they will no longer be remembered by their names.


From these descendants, the peoples of the coasts and islands spread out into their lands according to their clans in their nations, each with its own language.


The seventh angel blew his trumpet,  and there were loud voices in heaven saying, The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever.


Therefore, I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument.


The Lord of Armies says this: ‘In those days, ten men from nations of every language will grab the robe of a Jewish man tightly, urging: Let us go with you,  for we have heard that God is with you.’


The Lord of Armies says this: ‘Peoples will yet come, the residents of many cities;


For I will then restore pure  speech to the peoples so that all of them may call on the name of the  Lord and serve him with a single purpose.


I will stretch out my hand  against Judah and against all the residents of Jerusalem. I will cut off every vestige of Baal from this place, the names of the pagan priests along with the priests;


The Lord makes his voice heard in the presence of his army. His camp is very large; those who carry out his command are powerful. Indeed, the day of the Lord is terrible and dreadful   – who can endure it?


Coasts and islands,  listen to me; distant peoples, pay attention. The Lord called  me before I was born. He named me while I was in my mother’s womb.


Sing a new song to the  Lord; sing his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea with all that fills it, you coasts and islands with your   inhabitants.


He will not grow weak or be discouraged until he has established justice on earth. The coasts and islands will wait for his instruction.’


Who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise up and help you; let it  be a shelter for you.


You are to say this to them: ‘The gods that did not make the heavens  and the earth will perish from the earth  and from under these heavens.’


The Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says, ‘I am about to punish Amon, god of Thebes,  along with Pharaoh, Egypt, her gods, and her kings #– #Pharaoh and those trusting in him.


Then he will turn his attention to the coasts and islands  , and capture many. But a commander will put an end to his taunting; instead, he will turn his taunts against him.


‘The deceiver is cursed who has an acceptable male in his flock and makes a vow but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord.  For I am a great King,’ says the Lord of Armies, ‘and my name will be feared among the nations.


The worthless idols will vanish completely.


On that day people will throw their worthless idols of silver and gold, which they made to worship, to the moles and the bats.





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