Zephaniah 1:4-6
English Standard Version
4 “I will stretch out my hand against Judah
and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
(A)and I will cut off from this place the remnant of Baal
and the name of the idolatrous priests along with the priests,
5 (B)those who bow down on the roofs
to the host of the heavens,
(C)those who bow down and swear to the Lord
and yet swear by (D)Milcom,[a]
6 (E)those who have turned back from following the Lord,
(F)who do not seek the Lord or inquire of him.”
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:5 Or their king
Zephaniah 1:4-6
Lexham English Bible
4 “And I will stretch out my hand against Judah
and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
And I will cut off from this place
the remnant of Baal,
and the name of idolatrous priests with the priests,[a]
5 and those who bow down on the rooftops
to the host of heaven,
and those who bow down, swearing to Yahweh
but also swearing by Milkom,[b]
6 and those who turned back from following[c] Yahweh,
and who did not seek Yahweh,
and did not inquire of him.”
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:4 The last phrase, “with the priests,” may be a later explanatory gloss
- Zephaniah 1:5 Or “their king”
- Zephaniah 1:6 Literally “after”
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