“Then it will come about on the day of the Lord’s sacrifice
That I will (A)punish the princes, the king’s sons
And all who clothe themselves with (B)foreign garments.
“And I will punish on that day all who leap on the temple threshold,
Who fill the house of their [a]lord with (C)violence and deceit.
10 “On that day,” declares the Lord,
“There will be the sound of a cry from the (D)Fish Gate,
A wail from the [b](E)Second Quarter,
And a loud crash from the (F)hills.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 1:9 Or Lord
  2. Zephaniah 1:10 I.e. a district of Jerusalem