Zephaniah 1:2-4

Contemporary English Version

² I, the Lord, now promise
to destroy everything
    on this earth—
³ people and animals,
    birds and fish.
Everyone who is evil
    will crash to the ground,^[a]
and I will wipe out
    the entire human race.
⁴ I will reach out to punish
    Judah and Jerusalem—
nothing will remain
    of the god Baal;^[b]
nothing will be remembered
    of his pagan priests.