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Bible – chinese – 新标点和合本 西番雅书 1

西番雅书
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犹大亚们的儿子约西亚在位的时候,耶和华的话临到希西家的玄孙,亚玛利雅的曾孙,基大利的孙子,古示的儿子西番雅
耶和华审判的日子
耶和华说:
我必从地上除灭万类。
我必除灭人和牲畜,
与空中的鸟、海里的鱼,
以及绊脚石和恶人;
我必将人从地上剪除。
这是耶和华说的。
 
我必伸手攻击犹大
耶路撒冷的一切居民,
也必从这地方剪除所剩下的巴力
基玛林的名和祭司,
与那些在房顶上敬拜天上万象的,
并那些敬拜耶和华指着他起誓,
又指着玛勒堪起誓的,
与那些转去不跟从耶和华的,
和不寻求耶和华也不访问他的。
 
你要在主耶和华面前静默无声,
因为耶和华的日子快到。
耶和华已经预备祭物,
将他的客分别为圣。
到了我—耶和华献祭的日子,
必惩罚首领和王子,
并一切穿外邦衣服的。
到那日,我必惩罚一切跳过门槛、
将强暴和诡诈得来之物充满主人房屋的。
 
10 耶和华说:当那日,
鱼门必发出悲哀的声音,
从二城发出哀号的声音,
从山间发出大破裂的响声。
11  玛革提施的居民哪,你们要哀号,
因为迦南的商民都灭亡了!
凡搬运银子的都被剪除。
12 那时,我必用灯巡查耶路撒冷
我必惩罚那些如酒在渣滓上澄清的;
他们心里说:
耶和华必不降福,也不降祸。
13 他们的财宝必成为掠物;
他们的房屋必变为荒场。
他们必建造房屋,却不得住在其内;
栽种葡萄园,却不得喝所出的酒。
 
14 耶和华的大日临近,
临近而且甚快,
乃是耶和华日子的风声;
勇士必痛痛地哭号。
15 那日是忿怒的日子,
是急难困苦的日子,
是荒废凄凉的日子,
是黑暗幽冥、密云乌黑的日子,
16 是吹角呐喊的日子,
要攻击坚固城和高大的城楼。
 
17 我必使灾祸临到人身上,
使他们行走如同瞎眼的,
因为得罪了我。
他们的血必倒出如灰尘;
他们的肉必抛弃如粪土。
18 当耶和华发怒的日子,
他们的金银不能救他们;
他的忿怒如火必烧灭全地,
毁灭这地的一切居民,而且大大毁灭。