Zephaniah 1:3

New American Bible - revised edition

I will sweep away human being and beast alike, I will sweep away the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea. I will make the wicked stumble; I will eliminate the people from the face of the land—oracle of the Lord.

Cross References

Genesis 6:7

So the Lord said: I will wipe out from the earth the human beings I have created, and not only the human beings, but also the animals and the crawling things and the birds of the air, for I regret that I made them.

Isaiah 27:9

This, then, shall be the expiation of Jacob’s guilt, this the result of removing his sin: He shall pulverize all the stones of the altars like pieces of chalk; no asherahs or incense altars shall stand.

Isaiah 6:11

“How long, O Lord?” I asked. And he replied: Until the cities are desolate, without inhabitants, Houses, without people, and the land is a desolate waste.

Isaiah 6:12

Until the Lord sends the people far away, and great is the desolation in the midst of the land.

Jeremiah 12:4

How long must the land mourn, the grass of the whole countryside wither? Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it beasts and birds disappear, for they say, “God does not care about our future.”

Jeremiah 50:3

A nation from the north advances against it, making the land desolate So that no one can live there; human beings and animals have fled.

Jeremiah 7:20

Therefore, thus says the Lord God: my anger and my wrath will pour out upon this place, upon human being and beast, upon the trees of the field and the fruits of the earth; it will burn and not be quenched.

Jeremiah 9:10

I will turn Jerusalem into a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals; The cities of Judah I will make a waste, where no one dwells.

Ezekiel 44:12

Because they used to serve them before their idols, thus becoming a stumbling block to the house of Israel, therefore I have sworn an oath against them, says the Lord God, and they will bear the consequences of their sin.

Ezekiel 7:19

They fling their silver into the streets, and their gold is considered unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them on the day of the Lord’s wrath. They cannot satisfy their hunger or fill their bellies, for it has been the occasion of their sin.

Hosea 14:3

Take with you words, and return to the Lord; Say to him, “Forgive all iniquity, and take what is good. Let us offer the fruit of our lips.

Hosea 14:8

Again they will live in his shade; they will raise grain, They will blossom like the vine, and his renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.

Hosea 4:3

Therefore the land dries up, and everything that dwells in it languishes: The beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and even the fish of the sea perish.

Zechariah 13:2

On that day—oracle of the Lord of hosts—I will destroy the names of the idols from the land, so that they will be mentioned no more; I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of uncleanness from the land.

Matthew 13:41

The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all who cause others to sin and all evildoers.

Matthew 23:39

I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

Revelation 2:14

Yet I have a few things against you. You have some people there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who instructed Balak to put a stumbling block before the Israelites: to eat food sacrificed to idols and to play the harlot.