Zephaniah 1:4-6
World English Bible
4 I will stretch out my hand against Judah, and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place: the name of the idolatrous and pagan priests, 5 those who worship the army of the sky on the housetops, those who worship and swear by Yahweh and also swear by Malcam, 6 those who have turned back from following Yahweh, and those who haven’t sought Yahweh nor inquired after him.
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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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