Manasseh and Josiah
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“The great day of the Lord is near,
It is near, and hasteth greatly,
Even the voice of the day of the Lord:
The mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
“That day is a day of wrath,
A day of trouble and distress,
A day of wasteness and desolation,
A day of darkness and gloominess,
“A day of clouds and thick darkness,
A day of the trumpet and alarm
Against the fenced cities,
And against the high towers.”
Zephaniah 1:14-16
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“I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men,
because they have sinned against the Lord: and their blood shall be
poured out as dust.... Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to
deliver them in the day of the Lord’s wrath: but the whole land shall be
devoured by the fire of His jealousy: for He shall make even a speedy
riddance of all them that dwell in the land.”
Verses 17, 18
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“Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together,
O nation not desired;
Before the decree bring forth,
Before the day pass as the chaff,
Before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you,
Before the day of the Lord’s anger come upon you.
“Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth,
Which have wrought His judgment;
Seek righteousness,
Seek meekness:
It may be ye shall be hid
In the day of the Lord’s anger.”
Zephaniah 2:1-3
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