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Zephaniah 1:3-5
English Standard Version
Zephaniah 1:3-5
English Standard Version
3 “I will sweep away (A)man and beast;
I will sweep away the birds of the heavens
and (B)the fish of the sea,
and (C)the rubble[a] with the wicked.
I will (D)cut off mankind
from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord.
4 “I will stretch out my hand against Judah
and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
(E)and I will cut off from this place the remnant of Baal
and the name of the idolatrous priests along with the priests,
5 (F)those who bow down on the roofs
to the host of the heavens,
(G)those who bow down and swear to the Lord
and yet swear by (H)Milcom,[b]
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:3 Or stumbling blocks (that is, idols)
- Zephaniah 1:5 Or their king
Zephaniah 1:3-5
New International Version
Zephaniah 1:3-5
New International Version
3 “I will sweep away both man and beast;(A)
I will sweep away the birds in the sky(B)
and the fish in the sea—
and the idols that cause the wicked to stumble.”[a]
“When I destroy all mankind
on the face of the earth,”(C)
declares the Lord,(D)
4 “I will stretch out my hand(E) against Judah
and against all who live in Jerusalem.
I will destroy every remnant of Baal worship in this place,(F)
the very names of the idolatrous priests(G)—
5 those who bow down on the roofs
to worship the starry host,(H)
those who bow down and swear by the Lord
and who also swear by Molek,[b](I)
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
- Zephaniah 1:5 Hebrew Malkam
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