1. This is the prophetic message that the Lord gave to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah. Zephaniah delivered this message during the reign of King Josiah son of Amon of Judah:
2. “I will destroy everything from the face of the earth,” says the Lord.
3. “I will destroy people and animals;I will destroy the birds in the skyand the fish in the sea.(The idolatrous images of these creatures will be destroyed along with evil people.)I will remove humanity from the face of the earth,” says the Lord.