1The word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi son of Gedaliah son of Amariah son of Hezekiah in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah.2I will utterly sweep away all from the face of the land, declares the LORD.3I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the heaven and the fish of the sea; I will sweep away the stumbling blocks together with the wicked; and I will cut off man from the face of the land, declares the LORD.