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those who bow down on the roofs
    to the host of the heavens;
those who bow down and swear to the Lord
    and yet swear by Milcom;
those who have turned back from following the Lord,
    who do not seek the Lord or inquire of him.”

Be silent before the Lord God!
    For the day of the Lord is at hand;
the Lord has prepared a sacrifice
    and consecrated his guests.

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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)
those who turn back from following(C) the Lord
    and neither seek(D) the Lord nor inquire(E) of him.”

Be silent(F) before the Sovereign Lord,
    for the day of the Lord(G) is near.
The Lord has prepared a sacrifice;(H)
    he has consecrated those he has invited.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 1:5 Hebrew Malkam

And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the Lord, and that swear by Malcham;

And them that are turned back from the Lord; and those that have not sought the Lord, nor enquired for him.

Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God: for the day of the Lord is at hand: for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.

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Those (A)who worship the host of heaven on the housetops;
Those who worship and swear oaths by the Lord,
But who also swear (B)by [a]Milcom;
(C)Those who have turned back from following the Lord,
And (D)have not sought the Lord, nor inquired of Him.”

(E)Be silent in the presence of the Lord God;
(F)For the day of the Lord is at hand,
For (G)the Lord has prepared a sacrifice;
He has [b]invited His guests.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 1:5 Or Malcam, an Ammonite god, 1 Kin. 11:5; Jer. 49:1; Molech, Lev. 18:21
  2. Zephaniah 1:7 Lit. set apart, consecrated