Zephaniah 1:5-7

International Children’s Bible

⁵I will destroy those who worship
    the stars from the roofs.^[a]
I will destroy those who worship and make promises
    by both the Lord and the god Molech.
⁶I will destroy those who turned away from the Lord.
    They quit following the Lord and consulting him.
⁷Be silent before the Lord God.
    His day for judging people is coming soon.
The Lord has prepared to sacrifice Judah.
    He has appointed the invited guests to feast on Judah.

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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 place to sleep in the summer.