Zephaniah 1:3

Zephaniah 1:3 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

3“I will sweep away both man and beast;

I will sweep away the birds in the sky

and the fish in the sea—

and the idols that cause the wicked to stumble.”

“When I destroy all mankind

on the face of the earth,”

declares the Lord,

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

3“I will remove human and animal life;

I will remove the birds of the sky

And the fish of the sea,

And the ruins along with the wicked;

And I will eliminate mankind from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

3“I will consume and sweep away man and beast;

I will consume and sweep away the birds of the air

And the fish of the sea,

And the stumbling blocks (idols) along with the wicked;

And I will cut off and destroy man from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

3“I will sweep away man and beast;

I will sweep away the birds of the air,

and the fish of the sea,

and the idols with their wicked worshipers.

I will cut off mankind

from the face of the earth,”

declares the Lord.

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American Standard Version (ASV)

3I will consume man and beast; I will consume the birds of the heavens, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah.

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Geneva Bible (GNV)

3I will destroy man and beast: I wil destroy the foules of the heauen, and the fishes of the sea, and ruines shalbe to the wicked, and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the Lord.

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World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)

3I will sweep away man and animal. I will sweep away the birds of the sky, the fish of the sea, and the heaps of rubble with the wicked. I will cut off man from the surface of the earth, says Yahweh.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

3“I will destroy people and animals alike.

I will wipe out the birds in the sky

and the fish in the waters.

I will destroy the statues of gods that cause evil people to sin.

That will happen when I destroy all human beings on the face of the earth,”

announces the Lord.

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EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)

3I will destroy people and animals.

I will destroy the birds in the sky.

and the fish in the sea.

I will remove all the wicked people who cause trouble.

Yes, I will remove all the people who live on the earth.

No one will remain.’

That is what the Lord says.

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Literal Standard Version (LSV)

3“I consume man and beast, || I consume bird of the heavens, and fishes of the sea, || And the stumbling-blocks—the wicked, || And I have cut off man from the face of the ground,” || A declaration of YHWH,

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