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”
Zephaniah 1:4-6
New King James Version
4 “I will stretch out My hand against Judah,
And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
[a]I will cut off every trace of Baal from this place,
The names of the (A)idolatrous[b] priests with the pagan priests—
5 Those (B)who worship the host of heaven on the housetops;
Those who worship and swear oaths by the Lord,
But who also swear (C)by [c]Milcom;
6 (D)Those who have turned back from following the Lord,
And (E)have not sought the Lord, nor inquired of Him.”
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:4 Fulfilled in 2 Kin. 23:4, 5
- Zephaniah 1:4 Heb. chemarim
- Zephaniah 1:5 Or Malcam, an Ammonite god, 1 Kin. 11:5; Jer. 49:1; Molech, Lev. 18:21
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