From: "FamilyNet" 

Bible Reading for August 02

Zephaniah 1
[1] The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the
son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of
Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
[2] I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.
[3] I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven,
and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I
will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD. [4] I will also stretch
out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I
will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the
Chemarims with the priests; [5] And them that worship the host of heaven
upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and
that swear by Malcham; [6] And them that are turned back from the LORD; and
those that have not sought the LORD, nor inquired for him. [7] Hold thy
peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand:
for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests. [8] And it
shall come to pass in the day of the LORD's sacrifice, that I will punish
the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with
strange apparel.
[9] In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the
threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit. [10]
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be
the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and
a great crashing from the hills. [11] Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for
all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut
off. [12] And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search
Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees:
that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do
evil. [13] Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a
desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they
shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof. [14] The great day
of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the
day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
[15] That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of
wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds
and thick darkness,
[16] A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against
the high towers.
[17] And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind
men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be
poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung. [18] Neither their silver
nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD's
wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy:
for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the
land.

Zephaniah 2
[1] Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;
[2] Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before
the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD's
anger come upon you.
[3] Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his
judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in
the day of the LORD's anger.
[4] For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive
out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up. [5] Woe unto the
inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of
the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even
destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant. [6] And the sea coast
shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
[7] And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they
shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the
evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their
captivity.
[8] I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of
Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves
against their border.
[9] Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely
Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the
breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue
of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess
them.
[10] This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and
magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts. [11] The LORD
will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth;
and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of
the heathen.
[12] Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword. [13] And he will
stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make
Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness. [14] And flocks shall lie
down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant
and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall
sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall
uncover the cedar work. [15] This is the rejoicing city that dwelt
carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how
is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one
that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.

Zephaniah 3
[1] Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! [2] She
obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the
LORD; she drew not near to her God. [3] Her princes within her are roaring
lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the
morrow. [4] Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests
have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law. [5] The
just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning
doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth
no shame.
[6] I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their
streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that
there is no man, that there is none inhabitant. [7] I said, Surely thou
wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not
be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted
all their doings. [8] Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the
day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the
nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine
indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured
with the fire of my jealousy.
[9] For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all
call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent. [10] From
beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my
dispersed, shall bring mine offering. [11] In that day shalt thou not be
ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for
then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy
pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.
[12] I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people,
and they shall trust in the name of the LORD. [13] The remnant of Israel
shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be
found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make
them afraid. [14] Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and
rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. [15] The LORD hath
taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel,
even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.
[16] In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion,
Let not thine hands be slack.
[17] The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will
rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee
with singing.
[18] I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are
of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden. [19] Behold, at that time
I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and
gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in
every land where they have been put to shame. [20] At that time will I
bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a
name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your
captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.


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