Zephaniah 1:8

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.

“On the Day of the LORD’s sacrifice I will punish the princes, the sons of the king, and all who are dressed in foreign apparel.

⁹ On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit.

¹⁰ On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills.

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.

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BSB: “On the Day of the LORD’s sacrifice I will punish the princes, the sons of the king, and all who are dressed in foreign apparel.
KJV: And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD’s sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king’s children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.
WEB: It will happen in the day of the LORD’s sacrifice that I will punish the princes, the king’s sons, and all those who are clothed with foreign clothing.
ASV: And it shall come to pass in the day of Jehovah`s sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king`s sons, and all such as are clothed with foreign apparel.
DARBY: And it shall come to pass in the day of Jehovah's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's sons, and all such as are clothed with foreign apparel.
BLB: “And it will come to pass in the day of the sacrifice of YHWH that I will visit punishment on the princes and on the sons of the king and on all those clothing themselves [with] foreign apparel.

ÅB: Og på Herrens offerslaktnings dag vil jeg hjemsøke høvdingene og kongens sønner og alle som klær seg i utenlandske klær.
OTB: "På Herrens offers dag,
vil jeg straffe fyrstene, kongens sønner,
og alle som bærer fremmed kledning.
B1930: Og på Herrens offerslaktnings dag vil jeg hjemsøke høvdingene og kongens sønner og alle som klær sig i utenlandske klær.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 24:21
In that day the LORD will punish the host of heaven above and the kings of the earth below.
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Isaiah 3:18–24
In that day the Lord will take away their finery: their anklets and headbands and crescents;
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Isaiah 39:7
And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”
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2 Kings 25:19–21
Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as five royal advisors. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city.
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Jeremiah 22:11–19
For this is what the LORD says concerning Shallum son of Josiah, king of Judah, who succeeded his father Josiah but has gone forth from this place: “He will never return,
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Jeremiah 22:24–30
“As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off.
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Jeremiah 39:6–7
There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah.
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2 Kings 23:30–34
From Megiddo his servants carried his body in a chariot, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.
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