Zephaniah 1:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

On the day of the Lord’s sacrifice, I will punish the officials, the king’s sons, and all who are dressed in foreign clothing.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    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 foreign apparel.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it shall come to pass in the day{H3117} of Jehovah's{H3068} sacrifice,{H2077} that I will punish{H6485} the princes,{H8269} and the king's{H4428} sons,{H1121} and all such as are clothed{H3847} with foreign{H5237} apparel.{H4403}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it shall come to pass in the day{H3117} of the LORD'S{H3068} sacrifice{H2077}, that I will punish{H6485}{(H8804)} the princes{H8269}, and the king's{H4428} children{H1121}, and all such as are clothed{H3847}{(H8802)} with strange{H5237} apparel{H4403}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And thus shall it happen in the daye of the LORDES a slaynofferynge: I will vyset the prynces, the kinges children, & all soch as weere strauge clothinge.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And it shalbe in the day of the Lords sacrifice, that I will visite the princes and the Kings children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparell.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

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

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    It will happen in the day of Yahweh's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, the king's sons, and all those who as are clothed with foreign clothing.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And it hath come to pass, In the day of the sacrifice of Jehovah, That I have laid a charge on the heads, And on sons of the king, And on all putting on strange clothing.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it shall come to pass in the day of Jehovah's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's sons, and all such as are clothed with foreign apparel.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it shall come to pass in the day of Jehovah's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's sons, and all such as are clothed with foreign apparel.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And it will come about in the day of the Lord's offering, that I will send punishment on the rulers and the king's sons and all who are clothed in robes from strange lands.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    It will happen in the day of Yahweh's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, the king's sons, and all those who are clothed with foreign clothing.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “On the day of the LORD’s sacrificial meal, I will punish the princes and the king’s sons, and all who wear foreign styles of clothing.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 24:21 : 21 On that day, the Lord will punish the host of the heavens above and the kings of the earth below.
  • Isa 39:7 : 7 Some of your own descendants, who will issue from you and whom you will father, will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
  • Jer 22:11-19 : 11 For this is what the LORD says about Shallum son of Josiah, king of Judah, who succeeded his father Josiah as king: He has gone out from this place and will never return. 12 He will die in the place where they have taken him into exile; he will never see this land again. 13 Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness and his upper rooms without justice, making his neighbor work for nothing and not paying him for his labor. 14 He says, 'I will build for myself a great house with spacious upper rooms,' cutting out large windows for it, paneling it with cedar, and painting it with vermilion. 15 Do you think you are a king because you compete in cedar? Your father ate and drank, but he practiced justice and righteousness, and it went well with him. 16 He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and it was well with him. Is this not what it means to know me? declares the LORD. 17 But your eyes and heart are set only on your dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, and on oppression and violence. 18 Therefore this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: They will not mourn for him, saying, 'Alas, my brother!' or 'Alas, my sister!' They will not mourn for him, saying, 'Alas, my lord!' or 'Alas, his majesty!' 19 He will have the burial of a donkey—dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.
  • Jer 22:24-30 : 24 As surely as I live, declares the LORD, even if Coniah son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, were a signet ring on my right hand, I would pull you off. 25 I will hand you over to those who seek your life, to those you dread—to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to the Chaldeans. 26 I will hurl you and the mother who bore you into another land where neither of you were born—and there you will both die. 27 You will never return to the land you long to go back to. 28 Is this man Coniah a despised and shattered pot, an object no one cares for? Why are he and his descendants hurled out and cast into a land they do not know? 29 O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD! 30 This is what the LORD says: Record this man as childless, a man who will not prosper in his lifetime, for none of his offspring will succeed in sitting on the throne of David or ruling again in Judah.
  • Jer 39:6-7 : 6 The king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah at Riblah, before his very eyes, and also killed all the nobles of Judah. 7 He then blinded Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.
  • Deut 22:5 : 5 A woman shall not wear men’s clothing, nor shall a man put on women’s clothing, for anyone who does such things is detestable to the LORD your God.
  • 2 Kgs 10:22 : 22 Jehu said to the keeper of the wardrobe, "Bring out garments for all the worshipers of Baal." So he brought out garments for them.
  • 2 Kgs 23:30-34 : 30 His servants brought his body by chariot from Megiddo to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in place of his father. 31 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. 32 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his ancestors had done. 33 Pharaoh Necho imprisoned him at Riblah in the land of Hamath to keep him from reigning in Jerusalem and imposed a tribute on the land of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. 34 Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz and brought him to Egypt, where he died.
  • 2 Kgs 24:12-13 : 12 Jehoiachin, king of Judah, along with his mother, his servants, his officials, and his eunuchs, went out to the king of Babylon, and the king of Babylon took him captive in the eighth year of his reign. 13 He carried off all the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king's house, and he cut into pieces all the gold objects that Solomon, king of Israel, had made for the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had declared.
  • 2 Kgs 25:6-7 : 6 They captured the king and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they passed judgment on him. 7 The sons of Zedekiah were slaughtered before his eyes, and then his eyes were blinded. They bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon.
  • 2 Kgs 25:19-21 : 19 From the city, he took a court official who was in charge of the men of war, five men from those who advised the king, the secretary of the commander of the army who was responsible for conscripting the people of the land, and sixty men from the people of the land found in the city. 20 Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. 21 The king of Babylon struck them down and executed them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah went into exile away from its land.
  • Isa 3:18-24 : 18 In that day, the Lord will take away the beauty of the anklets, the headbands, and the crescent ornaments, 19 the earrings, the bracelets, and the veils, 20 the headdresses, the ankle chains, the sashes, the perfume boxes, and the amulets, 21 the rings and nose rings, 22 the fine robes, the capes, the cloaks, and the purses, 23 the mirrors, the linen garments, the turbans, and the shawls. 24 Instead of perfume, there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of well-set hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty.
  • Isa 10:12 : 12 When the Lord has finished all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will punish the pride of the king of Assyria's heart and the glory of his haughty eyes.

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  • Zeph 1:9-10
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    9 On that day I will punish everyone who leaps over the threshold, who fills their master’s house with violence and deceit.

    10 On that day—this is the Lord’s declaration—there will be an outcry from the Fish Gate, wailing from the Second District, and a loud crash from the hills.

  • 7 Be silent in the presence of the Lord God, for the day of the Lord is near. The Lord has prepared a sacrifice; He has set apart His invited guests.

  • 21 On that day, the Lord will punish the host of the heavens above and the kings of the earth below.

  • 27 The king will mourn, the prince will be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. I will deal with them according to their conduct and judge them by their own standards. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

  • 15 Alas for the day! For the day of the Lord is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

  • Jer 4:8-9
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    8 For this, put on sackcloth, lament and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.

    9 On that day, declares the LORD, the heart of the king and the officials will fail; the priests will be horrified, and the prophets will be astonished.

  • 15 For the day of the LORD is near for all nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your deeds will return upon your own head.

  • 12 In that day the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, called you to weeping, wailing, shaving your heads, and wearing sackcloth.

  • 5 What will you do on the day of your appointed festival, on the day of the LORD’s feast?

  • Amos 8:9-10
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    9 'On that day,' declares the Lord God, 'I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight.'

    10 'I will turn your festivals into mourning and all your songs into lamentation; I will cover everyone's waists with sackcloth and shave every head bald. I will make it like mourning for an only son and its end like a bitter day.'

  • Zeph 1:14-15
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    14 The great day of the Lord is near, near and rapidly approaching. The sound of the day of the Lord is bitter; there, even the mighty warrior cries out.

    15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of distress and anguish, a day of devastation and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness.

  • 9 See, the day of the LORD is coming—a cruel day with wrath and fierce anger—to make the land desolate and to destroy the sinners within it.

  • 4 On that day, every prophet will be ashamed of their visions when they prophesy. They will no longer wear a cloak of hair to deceive.

  • Zeph 1:17-18
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    17 I will bring distress on mankind, and they will walk like the blind because they have sinned against the Lord. Their blood will be poured out like dust, and their flesh like dung.

    18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to rescue them on the day of the Lord's wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy, for He will bring a sudden and complete destruction on all the inhabitants of the earth.

  • Isa 3:6-7
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    6 A man will seize his brother in his father’s house, saying, 'You have a cloak, you be our leader; take charge of this ruin!'

    7 But he will say in that day, ‘I will not be a healer. I have no food or clothing in my house. Do not appoint me as the ruler of the people.’

  • 20 In that day, I will summon my servant Eliakim, son of Hilkiah.

  • 12 At that time, I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish those who are complacent, who settle like wine on its dregs, and say to themselves, 'The Lord will do neither good nor harm.'

  • 1 Behold, a day is coming for the Lord, when your plunder will be divided in your midst.

  • 16 Then all the princes of the sea will step down from their thrones. They will remove their robes and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed in trembling, they will sit on the ground, shuddering continually, appalled at you.

  • 13 Put on sackcloth and mourn, you priests; wail, you ministers of the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, you who minister to my God, for grain offerings and drink offerings are withheld from the house of your God.

  • 25 Mark out a road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites and against Judah, into fortified Jerusalem.

  • 3 'I will cut off the ruler from its midst and kill all its officials with him,' declares the LORD.

  • 14 The LORD enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of His people: 'It is you who have ruined the vineyard; the plunder taken from the poor is in your houses.'

  • 8 Because of this, I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like jackals and mourn like ostriches.

  • 8 But lately, my people have risen up like an enemy. You strip off the garments of those who pass by trustingly, returning from war.

  • 21 See, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will disclose the blood shed on it; it will conceal its slain no longer.

  • 24 Instead of perfume, there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of well-set hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; and branding instead of beauty.

  • 15 For I am summoning all the clans and kingdoms of the north,' declares the LORD. 'They will come, and each will set up his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, around all her walls, and against all the cities of Judah.

  • 5 On that day, the LORD of Hosts will be a crown of glory and a diadem of beauty for the remnant of His people.

  • 16 Even the bravest of warriors will flee naked on that day,' declares the LORD.

  • 18 They will put on sackcloth, and horror will cover them. Shame will be on every face, and every head will be shaved.

  • 3 You push away the day of disaster and bring near a reign of violence.

  • 10 For that day belongs to the Lord, the Lord of Hosts— a day of vengeance to avenge his foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, till it is drunk with their blood. For the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the Euphrates River.

  • 11 I will punish the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins. I will put an end to the arrogance of the proud and humble the pride of the ruthless.

  • 9 And it will be like people, like priest. I will punish them for their ways, and repay them for their deeds.

  • 14 Cursed is the deceiver who has a male animal in his flock and vows to give it, but instead sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord. For I am a great King, says the LORD of Hosts, and my name is to be feared among the nations.

  • 31 Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one, declares the Sovereign LORD of Hosts, for your day has come, the time for Me to punish you.

  • 12 When the Lord has finished all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will punish the pride of the king of Assyria's heart and the glory of his haughty eyes.

  • 15 They were girded with belts at their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads. All of them looked like officers, resembling the men of Babylon, born in Chaldea.

  • 8 On that day, declares the LORD of hosts, I will break the yoke off your neck and tear away your bonds. Foreigners will no longer enslave you.

  • 22 Therefore, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I am about to punish them. Their young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters will die by famine.’

  • 25 Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab, and all who live in the wilderness and shave the edges of their hair, for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.

  • 39 I will deliver you into their hands, and they will tear down your mounds and demolish your high places. They will strip you of your clothes, take your fine jewelry, and leave you naked and bare.