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Zephaniah 1:5-7
Complete Jewish Bible
Zephaniah 1:5-7
Complete Jewish Bible
5 those worshipping heaven’s army on the roofs,
also those who worship and swear by Adonai
but swear by Malkam as well,
6 those who turned away from following Adonai,
and those who haven’t sought Adonai
or consulted him at all.”
7 Keep silent before Adonai Elohim,
for the Day of Adonai is near.
Adonai has prepared a sacrifice;
he has set apart those he invited.
Zephaniah 1:5-7
New International Version
Zephaniah 1:5-7
New International Version
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:5 Hebrew Malkam
Zephaniah 1:5-7
English Standard Version
Zephaniah 1:5-7
English Standard Version
5 (A)those who bow down on the roofs
to the host of the heavens,
(B)those who bow down and swear to the Lord
and yet swear by (C)Milcom,[a]
6 (D)those who have turned back from following the Lord,
(E)who do not seek the Lord or inquire of him.”
The Day of the Lord Is Near
7 (F)Be silent before the Lord God!
For (G)the day of the Lord is near;
(H)the Lord has prepared a sacrifice
and (I)consecrated his guests.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:5 Or their king
Zephaniah 1:5-7
Amplified Bible
Zephaniah 1:5-7
Amplified Bible
5
And those who bow down and worship the host of heaven [the sun, the moon, and the stars] [a]on their housetops
And those who bow down and swear [oaths] to [and pretend to worship] the Lord and [yet also] swear by [the pagan god called] Milcom [god of the Ammonites],
6
And those who have turned back from following the Lord,
And those who have not sought the Lord [as their most important need] or inquired of Him.”
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)
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:5 The flat roofs of the houses were often used as convenient places of planetary worship (i.e. Sabeanism, astrology).
Zephaniah 1:5-7
King James Version
Zephaniah 1:5-7
King James Version
5 And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the Lord, and that swear by Malcham;
6 And them that are turned back from the Lord; and those that have not sought the Lord, nor enquired for him.
7 Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God: for the day of the Lord is at hand: for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.
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