Zephaniah 1:3-5
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3 I will sweep away both men and animals alike. Mankind and all the idols that he worships—all will vanish. Even the birds of the air and the fish in the sea will perish. 4 I will crush Judah and Jerusalem with my fist and destroy every remnant of those who worship Baal; I will put an end to their idolatrous priests, so that even the memory of them will disappear. 5 They go up on their roofs and bow to the sun, moon, and stars. They ‘follow the Lord,’ but worship Molech too! I will destroy them.
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Zephaniah 1:3-5
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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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