Zephaniah 1:7-9
King James Version
7 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.
8 And it shall come to pass in the day of the Lord's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.
9 In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.
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Zephaniah 1:7-9
New American Standard Bible
7 [a](A)Be silent before the Lord [b]God!
For the (B)day of the Lord is near,
Because the Lord has prepared a (C)sacrifice,
He has (D)consecrated His guests.
8 “Then it will come about on the day of the Lord’s sacrifice
That I will (E)punish the princes, the king’s sons,
And all who clothe themselves with (F)foreign garments.
9 And on that day I will punish all who leap on the temple threshold,
Who fill the house of their [c]lord with (G)violence and deceit.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:7 Lit Hush
- Zephaniah 1:7 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Zephaniah 1:9 Or Lord
Zephaniah 1:7-9
English Standard Version
The Day of the Lord Is Near
7 (A)Be silent before the Lord God!
For (B)the day of the Lord is near;
(C)the Lord has prepared a sacrifice
and (D)consecrated his guests.
8 And on the day of the Lord's sacrifice—
(E)“I will punish the officials and the king's sons
and (F)all who array themselves in foreign attire.
9 On that day I will punish
everyone (G)who leaps over the threshold,
and those who fill their master's[a] house
with violence and fraud.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:9 Or their Lord's
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