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²I will utterly sweep away everything from the face of the earth, says the Lord. ³I will sweep away humans and animals; I will sweep away the birds of the air and the fish of the sea. I will make the wicked stumble. I will cut off humanity from the face of the earth, says the Lord. ⁴I will stretch out my hand against Judah, and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal and the name of the idolatrous priests; ⁵those who bow down on the roofs to the host of the heavens; those who bow down and swear to the Lord, but also swear by Milcom; ⁶those who have turned back from following the Lord, who have not sought the Lord or inquired of him.

⁷Be silent before the Lord God! For the day of the Lord is at hand; the Lord has prepared a sacrifice, he has consecrated his guests. ⁸And on the day of the Lord’s sacrifice I will punish the officials and the king’s sons and all who dress themselves in foreign attire. ⁹On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill their master’s house with violence and fraud. ¹⁰On that day, says the Lord, a cry will be heard from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second Quarter, a loud crash from the hills. ¹¹The inhabitants of the Mortar wail, for all the traders have perished; all who weigh out silver are cut off. ¹²At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the people who rest complacently on their dregs, those who say in their hearts, “The Lord will not do good, nor will he do harm.” ¹³Their wealth shall be plundered, and their houses laid waste. Though they build houses, they shall not inhabit them; though they plant vineyards, they shall not drink wine from them.