1 The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, Jer. 1:2in the days of 2 Kgs. 22:1Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
The Coming Judgment on Judah
2 Jer. 8:13;[ver. 18; 2 Kgs. 22:16,17]"I will utterly sweep away everything
from the face of the earth," declares the Lord.
3 "I will sweep away Hos. 4:3man and beast;
I will sweep away the birds of the heavens
and Hos. 4:3the fish of the sea,
and See Ezek. 7:19the rubble1:3 Or stumbling blocks (that is, idols) with the wicked.
I will Ezek. 14:17cut off mankind
from the face of the earth," declares the Lord.