Font Size
Zephaniah 1:7-9
Amplified Bible
Zephaniah 1:7-9
Amplified Bible
7
[Hush!] Be silent before the Lord God [there is no acceptable excuse to offer]!
For the day [of the vengeance] of the Lord is near,
For the Lord has prepared a sacrifice (Judah),
He has set apart [for His use] those who have accepted His invitation [the Chaldeans who rule Babylon].(A)
8
“Then it will come about on the day of the Lord’s sacrifice
That I will punish the princes and the king’s sons
And all who are clothed in [lavish] foreign apparel [reflecting their paganism].(B)
9
“On that day I will also punish all those who [a]leap over the temple threshold,
Who fill their [pagan] lord’s temple with violence and deceit.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:9 This may have a connection to the pagan custom mentioned in 1 Sam 5:5, or to the pagan belief that spirits resided in the threshold.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
Copyright © 2015 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, CA 90631. All rights reserved.
Bible Gateway Recommends
NIV, KJV, NASB, Amplified Parallel Bible--hardcover
Retail: $69.99
Our Price: $39.99
Save: $30.00 (43%)