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“So I will (A)stretch out My hand against Judah
And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
And I will (B)cut off the remnant of Baal from this place,
And the names of the (C)idolatrous priests along with the priests,
And those who worship on the (D)housetops the host of heaven,
And those who worship and (E)swear to Yahweh and yet swear by [a](F)Milcom,
And those who have (G)turned back from following Yahweh,
And those who have (H)not sought Yahweh or inquired of Him.”

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 1:5 Or their king; M.T. Malcam, probably a variant spelling of Milcom

“I will also stretch out my hand against Judah,
    and upon all inhabitants of Jerusalem.
I’ll wipe out every trace of Baal from this place,
    and the name[a] of the pagan priests[b],
        along with my own[c] priests.
I’ll wipe out[d] those who worship the stars
    that they view[e] from their housetops,
those who bow down and swear to the Lord
    and who also swear by Milcom,[f]
those who turn away from the Lord,
    don’t seek the Lord,
        and never ask for his help.[g]

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 1:4 Or authority
  2. Zephaniah 1:4 Lit. the Chemarim; i.e. idol worshiping priests
  3. Zephaniah 1:4 The Heb. lacks my own
  4. Zephaniah 1:5 The Heb. lacks I’ll wipe out
  5. Zephaniah 1:5 The Heb. lacks that they view
  6. Zephaniah 1:5 I.e. the national idol of the Ammonites
  7. Zephaniah 1:6 Lit. and don’t inquire of him