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On the day of the Lord’s sacrifice,
    I, the Lord, will punish the ·princes [officials] and the king’s sons
    and all those who wear foreign clothes [C indicating adoption of pagan culture and religion].
On that day I will punish those who ·worship Dagon [L leap over the threshold; C thought to be part of worship of the Philistine god Dagon; 1 Sam. 5:5],
    those who fill the ·temple [L house] of their ·gods [or king; L master] with violence and deceit.

10 “On that day,” says the Lord,
“a cry will be heard at the Fish Gate.
    A wail will come from the ·new area of the city [L Second Quarter],
    and a loud crash will echo from the hills.

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“On the day of the Lord’s sacrifice
    I will punish(A) the officials
    and the king’s sons(B)
and all those clad
    in foreign clothes.
On that day I will punish
    all who avoid stepping on the threshold,[a](C)
who fill the temple of their gods
    with violence and deceit.(D)

10 “On that day,(E)
    declares the Lord,
“a cry will go up from the Fish Gate,(F)
    wailing(G) from the New Quarter,
    and a loud crash from the hills.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 1:9 See 1 Samuel 5:5.