Zephaniah 1:9-13
Zephaniah 1:9
I will also punish those who jump over the threshold. On that day I will punish those who fill up their masters' houses using violence and deception.
Zephaniah 1:10
On that day, declares the Lord, a cry of grief will come from the Fish Gate, a wailing from the Second Quarter, and a loud crash from the hills.
Zephaniah 1:11
Those who live in the Market District will wail in sorrow, for all the merchants are destroyed, along with those who trade in silver.
Zephaniah 1:12
At that time I will search through Jerusalem with lamps and I will punish those self-satisfied people, who are like wine left on its dregs, who say to themselves, “The Lord will not do good, nor will he do evil.”
Zephaniah 1:13
Their possessions will be looted; their houses will be demolished. They will build houses, but not live in them; they will plant vineyards, but not drink the wine.