Chiasm of Zephaniah 1

I will consume man and beast;

 I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea,

and the stumblingblocks with the wicked;

Zephaniah 1:3

Zeph 1:1-18

P(1:1)

The word of the LORD which came to Zephaniah (1:1)

A(1:2-6)

I will completely sweep away all things from the face of the earth (1:2)

B(1:7-9)

near is the day of the LORD (1:7)     (קרוביוםיהוה)

C(1:10-11)

On that day (1:10)     (והיהביום)

C'(1:12-13)

at that time (1:12)     (והיהבעם)

B'(1:14-16)

Near is the great day of the LORD (1:14)     (קרוביוםיהוה)

A'(1:17-18)

he shall make an end, yes, a sudden end, of all who live on the earth (1:18)

A: Destruction of the earth.
B: Near is the day of the LORD.
C: On that day.