1. The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, during the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah:
2. ‘I will sweep away everythingfrom the face of the earth,’declares the Lord.
3. ‘I will sweep away both man and beast;I will sweep away the birds in the skyand the fish in the sea –and the idols that cause the wicked to stumble.’‘When I destroy all mankindon the face of the earth,’declares the Lord,