Zephaniah 1:4-6
New American Standard Bible
4 “So I will (A)stretch out My hand against Judah
And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
And I will (B)eliminate the remnant of Baal from this place,
And the names of the (C)idolatrous priests along with the other priests.
5 And those who bow down on the (D)housetops to the heavenly [a]lights,
And those who bow down and (E)swear to the Lord, but also swear by [b](F)Milcom,
6 And those who have (G)turned back from following the Lord,
And those who have (H)not sought the Lord nor inquired of Him.”
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:5 Lit host; i.e., sun, stars, etc.
- Zephaniah 1:5 Or their king; MT Malcam, prob. a variant spelling of Milcom, the Ammonite god
Zephaniah 1:4-6
International Standard Version
4 “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.
5 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]
6 those who turn away from the Lord,
don’t seek the Lord,
and never ask for his help.[g]”
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:4 Or authority
- Zephaniah 1:4 Lit. the Chemarim; i.e. idol worshiping priests
- Zephaniah 1:4 The Heb. lacks my own
- Zephaniah 1:5 The Heb. lacks I’ll wipe out
- Zephaniah 1:5 The Heb. lacks that they view
- Zephaniah 1:5 I.e. the national idol of the Ammonites
- Zephaniah 1:6 Lit. and don’t inquire of him
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