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Zephaniah 2:2

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

before the decree  takes effect and the day passes like chaff, before the burning of the  Lord’s anger  overtakes you, before the day of the  Lord’s anger overtakes you.

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Who can withstand his indignation? Who can endure his burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before him.


Therefore, they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes, like chaff blown from a threshing-floor, or like smoke from a window.


The Lord has exhausted his wrath, poured out his burning anger; he has ignited a fire in Zion, and it has consumed her foundations.


The nations rage like the rumble of a huge torrent. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills and like tumbleweeds before a gale.


Therefore, wait for me   – this is the  Lord’s declaration – until the day I rise up for plunder. For my decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, in order to pour out my indignation  on them, all my burning anger; for the whole earth will be consumed by the fire of my jealousy.


Their silver and their gold will be unable to rescue them on the day of the  Lord’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of his jealousy, for he will make a complete, yes, a horrifying end of all the inhabitants of the earth.


Are they like straw before the wind, like chaff  a storm sweeps away?


Heaven and earth will pass away,   but my words will never pass away.


But I, the Lord, will speak whatever message I will speak, and it will be done.  It will no longer be delayed.  For in your days, rebellious house, I will speak a message and bring it to pass. This is the declaration of the Lord God.” ’


The Lord’s anger will not turn away until he has completely fulfilled the purposes of his heart. In time to come you will understand it clearly.


Circumcise yourselves to the  Lord; remove the foreskin of your hearts, men of Judah and residents of Jerusalem. Otherwise, my wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it because of your evil deeds.





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