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Zephaniah 1:3-6
The Message
Zephaniah 1:3-6
The Message
3 “Men and women and animals,
including birds and fish—
Anything and everything that causes sin—will go,
but especially people.
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4-6 “I’ll start with Judah
and everybody who lives in Jerusalem.
I’ll sweep the place clean of every trace
of the sex-and-religion Baal shrines and their priests.
I’ll get rid of the people who sneak up to their rooftops at night
to worship the star gods and goddesses;
Also those who continue to worship God
but cover their bases by worshiping other king-gods as well;
Not to mention those who’ve dumped God altogether,
no longer giving him a thought or offering a prayer.
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