Bible Compass
Log inGet started
Back to the chapter

Zephaniah 1:5

Malcham
Faith

3 “I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and the idols with their wicked worshipers. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD.

4 “I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests—

those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,

6 and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”

7 Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests.

Read the whole chapter

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,
KJV
And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;
WEB
those who worship the army of the sky on the housetops, those who worship and swear by the LORD and also swear by Malcam,
ASV
and them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship, that swear to Jehovah and swear by Malcam;
DARBY
and them that bow down to the host of the heavens upon the housetops; and them that bow down to Jehovah, that swear by [him], and swear by Malcham;
BLB
and those bowing down on the housetops to the host of the heavens, and those bowing down swearing to YHWH, and swearing to Milcom,
ÅB
og dem som på takene tilber himmelens hær, og dem som tilber Herren og sverger ham troskap, men på samme tid sverger ved sin konge[^1],
OTB
De som bøyer seg på hustakene for himmelens hær,
og de som bøyer seg og sverger ved Herren og også sverger ved Milkom,
B1930
og dem som på takene tilbeder himmelens hær, og dem som tilbeder Herren og sverger ham troskap, men på samme tid sverger ved sin konge, / < JER 49, 1.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Kings 17:33

    They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away.

    Read in context

  • Jeremiah 19:13

    The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled like that place, Topheth—all the houses on whose rooftops they burned incense to all the host of heaven and poured out drink offerings to other gods.”

    Read in context

  • 1 Kings 18:21

    Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.

    Read in context

  • 1 Kings 11:33

    For they have forsaken Me to worship Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites. They have not walked in My ways, nor done what is right in My eyes, nor kept My statutes and judgments, as Solomon’s father David did.

    Read in context

  • 2 Kings 23:12

    He pulled down the altars that the kings of Judah had set up on the roof near the upper chamber of Ahaz, and the altars that Manasseh had set up in the two courtyards of the house of the LORD. The king pulverized them there and threw their dust into the Kidron Valley.

    Read in context

  • 2 Kings 17:41

    So these nations worshiped the LORD but also served their idols, and to this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did.

    Read in context

  • Joshua 23:7

    So you are not to associate with these nations that remain among you. You must not call on the names of their gods or swear by them, and you must not serve them or bow down to them.

    Read in context

  • Jeremiah 4:2

    and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”

    Read in context