Zephaniah 1:2
“I will completely sweep away
What it says
The LORD declares that He will completely sweep away everything from the face of the earth.
What it is doing
This verse opens the prophecy with language of comprehensive judgment.
In context
1This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah: 2“I will completely sweep away 3“I will sweep away man and beast; 4“I will stretch out My hand against Judah 5those who bow on the rooftops 6and those who turn back