Zephaniah 1:1

English Standard Version

1 The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, ^(A)in the days of ^(B)Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.

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Zephaniah 1:4-6

English Standard Version

⁴“I will stretch out my hand against Judah
    and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
^(A)and I will cut off from this place the remnant of Baal
    and the name of the idolatrous priests along with the priests,
⁵^(B)those who bow down on the roofs
    to the host of the heavens,
^(C)those who bow down and swear to the Lord
    and yet swear by ^(D)Milcom,^[a]
⁶^(E)those who have turned back from following the Lord,
    ^(F)who do not seek the Lord or inquire of him.”