Berean Standard Bible

Zephaniah 1:4-13

4“I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests—5those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,16and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”

7Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD,for the Day of the LORD is near.Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice;He has consecrated His guests.

8“On the Day of the LORD’s sacrificeI will punish the princes,the sons of the king,and all who are dressed in foreign apparel.9On that day I will punishall who leap over the threshold,2who fill the house of their master3with violence and deceit.10On that day,” declares the LORD,“a cry will go up from the Fish Gate,a wail from the Second District,4and a loud crashing from the hills.11Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow,5for all your merchants6 will be silenced;all who weigh out silver will be cut off.

12And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lampsand punish the men settled in complacency,7who say to themselves,‘The LORD will do nothing,either good or bad.’13Their wealth will be plunderedand their houses laid waste.They will build houses but not inhabit them,and plant vineyards but never drink their wine.

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Notes

1. Zephaniah 1:5 Or by their king; Milcom is a variant of Molech; see Leviticus 18:21 and 1 Kings 11:7. ↩
2. Zephaniah 1:9 See 1 Samuel 5:5. ↩
3. Zephaniah 1:9 Or the temple of their gods ↩
4. Zephaniah 1:10 Or the Second Quarter, a newer section of Jerusalem; Hebrew the Mishneh ↩
5. Zephaniah 1:11 Or the market district or the Mortar ↩
6. Zephaniah 1:11 Or all the people of Canaan ↩
7. Zephaniah 1:12 Or thickening on the dregs ↩

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