Zephaniah 1:3-5

New Century Version

³“I will sweep away the people and animals;
    I will destroy the birds in the air
    and the fish of the sea.
I will ruin the evil people,
    and I will remove human beings from the earth,” says the Lord.

The Future of Judah

⁴“I will punish Judah
    and all the people living in Jerusalem.
I will remove from this place
    all signs of Baal, the false priests, and the other priests.
⁵I will destroy those who worship
    the stars from the roofs,^[a]
and those who worship and make promises
    by both the Lord and the god Molech,

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Footnotes

1:5 roofs In Bible times houses were built with flat roofs. The roof was used for drying things such as flax and fruit. And it was used as an extra room, as a place for worship, and as a cool place to sleep in the summer.