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The first Chapter.

Threatninges against Iuda and Hierusalem, because of their idolatrie.

[unspec A] 1 THe worde of the Lord which came vnto Sophoni the sonne of Chu∣si, the sonne of Ge∣daliah, the sonne of Amariah, the sonne of Hezekiah in the time of * 1.1 Io∣sia the sonne of * 1.2 Amon king of Iuda.

2 I will surely destroy all thinges in the land, sayth the Lorde.

3 I will destroy man and beast, I will destroy the foules in the ayre, and the fishe in the sea, and great ruine shall fall on the wicked, and I wil vtterly de∣stroy the men out of the land, sayth the Lorde.

4 I wil stretch out myne hand vpon Iu∣da and vpon all such as dwell at Hieru∣salem: thus will I roote out the rem∣naunt of Baal from this place, and the names of the * 1.3 Kemurins and priestes:

5 Yea & * 1.4 such as vpon their house toppes worship and bowe them selues vnto the hoast of heauen, whiche sweare by the Lorde, and by their * 1.5 Malchom also▪

6 Which start backe from the Lorde, and neither seke after the Lorde nor regard hym.

7 * 1.6Be still at the presence of the Lorde God, for the day of the Lord is at hand: yea the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, and called his ghestes therto.

8 And thus shall it happen, in the day of the Lordes sacrifice I will visite the princes * 1.7 and the kinges children, and al such as weare straunge clothing.

9 In the same day also will I visite all those that leape ouer the thresholde so proudly, whiche fill their lordes house with robberie and falshood.

10 At the same time sayth the Lord, [there shalbe hearde] a great crye from the * 1.8 fishe porte, and an howling from the seconde porte, and a great destruction from the hylles.

11 Howle ye that dwel in the lowe places, for al the marchaunt people are destroy∣ed, and all they that were laden with sil∣uer, are rooted out.

12 At the same time will I searche Hieru∣salem with lanternes, and visite them that continue in their dregges, and say in their heartes, * 1.9 Tush, the Lorde will do neither good nor euyll.

13 Therfore their goodes shalbe spoyled, & their houses layed waste: * 1.10they shall buylde houses, and not dwell in them, they shall plante vineyardes, but not drinke the wine therof.

14 For the great * 1.11 day of the Lorde is at hande, it is harde by, and commeth on a [unspec C] pace, euen the bitter voyce of the Lordes day, then shall the strong man crye out.

15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and heauinesse, a day of vtter destruction and miserie, a darke & glow∣ming day, a cloudy and stormie day.

16 A day of the trumpet and alarum a∣gainst the strong cities, and hie towres.

17 I will bring the people into such vexa∣tion, that they shall go about like blinde men, because they haue sinned against the Lorde, their blood shalbe powred out as dust, & their bodies as the myre.

18 * 1.12Neither their siluer nor their gold shal∣be able to deliuer them in that wrothful day of the Lorde, but the * 1.13 who••e lande shalbe consumed thorowe the fire of his ielousie: for he shall soone make cleane riddaunce of all them that dwell in the lande.

Notes

• * 1.1

  4 Re 23. a. 4 Re. 12 b.
• * 1.2

  4 Re 23. a. 4 Re. 12 b.
• * 1.3

  4. Re. 21. and xxiii c. Deut. xvi. b. Iere. v. d.
• * 1.4

  4. Re. 21. and xxiii c. Deut. xvi. b. Iere. v. d.
• * 1.5

  That is, the idol Moloch, and mixing idola∣trie with true religion.
• * 1.6

  Zach. i a.
• * 1.7

  2. Re. 27 b. Ier. xxxix. b
• * 1.8

  iii. Esd▪ iii a.
• * 1.9

  Ier. v. c. Deu. xxix. c Ier. xxiii c.
• * 1.10

  Amos. v. c.
• * 1.11

  〈1 paragraph〉〈1 paragraph〉
• * 1.12

  Eze. vii. d.
• * 1.13

  Sopho. iii. b.