I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling blocks with the wicked: and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.
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Verse 3 is found in chapter 1 of Zephaniah. The opening announces a sweeping removal of human beings and animals. The deliberately universal language introduces the theme of judgment and presents human rebellion as a crisis that has disrupted the order intended by God.
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Ich will Menschen und Vieh, Vögel des Himmels und Fische im Meer wegnehmen samt den Ärgernissen und den Gottlosen; ja, ich will die Menschen ausreuten aus dem Lande, spricht der HERR.
Destruiré los hombres y las bestias; destruiré las aves del cielo, y los peces de la mar, y las piedras de tropiezo con los impíos; y talaré los hombres de sobre la haz de la tierra, dice Jehová.
Eliminaré a los seres humanos y a los animales; eliminaré las aves del cielo y los peces del mar, los motivos de tropiezo junto con los malvados. Exterminaré a la humanidad de la superficie de la tierra —declara Jehová—.
Je détruirai les hommes et les bêtes, Les oiseaux du ciel et les poissons de la mer, Les objets de scandale, et les méchants avec eux; J'exterminerai les hommes de la face de la terre, Dit l'Eternel.
Io farò perir gli uomini, e gli animali; io farò perir gli uccelli del cielo, e i pesci del mare; e gl’intoppi, insieme con gli empi; e sterminerò gli uomini d’in su la faccia della terra, dice il Signore.
Consumirei os homens e os animais, consumirei as aves do céu, e os peixes do mar, e os tropeços juntamente com os ímpios; e exterminarei os homens de sobre a terra, diz o SENHOR.
我必除滅人與牲畜, 除滅空中的鳥、海裏的魚、 絆腳石和惡人; 我必把人從地面上剪除, 這是耶和華說的。
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