Zephaniah 1:5-7

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⁵Some people stand on the roof tops to worship the sun, the moon and the stars.^[a] I will remove those people.

Some people say that they love me. But they say also that they love Malcam (a false god). So I will remove them, too.’^[b]

⁶‘I will remove those who have turned away from the Lord.

I will also remove those who decide things without the Lord.

⁷Be quiet! The Lord God is here.

It will soon be the day of the Lord.^[c]

The Lord has made his sacrifice ready.^[d]

He has made the people ready who will give the sacrifice to him.’^[e]

1:5 the sun, the moon and the stars: Many people in w Judah worshipped the sun and the stars. See 2 Kings 23:11; Jeremiah 19:13; Ezekiel 8:16.
1:5 Malcam: The people who worshipped the false god Malcam killed their own children. They thought that it made Malcam happy.
1:7 ‘day of the Lord’ is the time when God comes as the great judge.
1:7 sacrifice: Here, this does not mean an animal. It means the people who worshipped false gods.
1:7 the people that God made ready: the army of the Chaldeans.

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