⁷ Be silent^(A) before the Sovereign Lord,
    for the day of the Lord^(B) is near.
The Lord has prepared a sacrifice;^(C)
    he has consecrated those he has invited.

⁸ “On the day of the Lord’s sacrifice
    I will punish^(D) the officials
    and the king’s sons^(E)
and all those clad
    in foreign clothes.
⁹ On that day I will punish
    all who avoid stepping on the threshold,^[a](F)
who fill the temple of their gods
    with violence and deceit.^(G)