13 The (A)houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be (B)defiled like the place Topheth, because of all the (C)houses on whose rooftops they burned [a]sacrifices to (D)all the heavenly [b]lights and (E)poured out drink offerings to other gods.”’”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 19:13 Or incense
  2. Jeremiah 19:13 Lit host; i.e., sun, stars, etc.

13 The houses(A) in Jerusalem and those of the kings of Judah will be defiled(B) like this place, Topheth—all the houses where they burned incense on the roofs(C) to all the starry hosts(D) and poured out drink offerings(E) to other gods.’”

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And those who bow down on the (A)housetops to the heavenly [a]lights,
And those who bow down and (B)swear to the Lord, but also swear by [b](C)Milcom,

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  1. Zephaniah 1:5 Lit host; i.e., sun, stars, etc.
  2. Zephaniah 1:5 Or their king; MT Malcam, prob. a variant spelling of Milcom, the Ammonite god

those who bow down on the roofs
    to worship the starry host,(A)
those who bow down and swear by the Lord
    and who also swear by Molek,[a](B)

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  1. Zephaniah 1:5 Hebrew Malkam