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Judgment Against Judah

I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. I will cut off every trace of Baal from this place, as well as the name of the pagan priests, along with the regular priests.[a] I will also cut off those who worship on their rooftops, bowing down to the armies in the heavens,[b] and those who worship by swearing to the Lord, and yet they also swear by Milcom.[c] I will also cut off those who turn away from following the Lord, those who have not sought the Lord or inquired of him.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 1:4 The Hebrew here has two words for priests. The first is a term for pagan, Canaanite priests. The second word is the regular word for the priests of Israel. Here, however, the pagan priests are probably Israelites who served Canaanite gods and goddesses.
  2. Zephaniah 1:5 The sun, moon, stars, and planets
  3. Zephaniah 1:5 Or their king