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Zephaniah 1:9

Judgment

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.

8 “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.

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.

11 Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow, for all your merchants will be silenced; all who weigh out silver will be cut off.

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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 that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit.
KJV
In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit.
WEB
In that day, I will punish all those who leap over the threshold, who fill their master’s house with violence and deceit.
ASV
And in that day I will punish all those that leap over the threshold, that fill their master`s house with violence and deceit.
DARBY
And in that day will I punish all those that leap over the threshold, who fill their master's house with violence and deceit.
BLB
And I will visit punishment on all those leaping over the threshold on that day, those filling the house of their masters with violence and deceit.
ÅB
Og jeg vil på den dag hjemsøke hver den som hopper over dørtreskelen, dem som fyller sin Herres hus med vold og svik.
OTB
På den dagen vil jeg straffe alle som hopper over dørterskelen,
som fyller sin herres hus med vold og svik.
B1930
Og jeg vil på den dag hjemsøke hver den som hopper over dørtreskelen, dem som fyller sin Herres hus med vold og svik.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 5:5

    That is why, to this day, the priests of Dagon and all who enter the temple of Dagon in Ashdod do not step on the threshold.

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  • Amos 3:10

    “For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”

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  • Nehemiah 5:15

    The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God.

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  • 1 Samuel 2:15–16

    Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”

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  • 2 Kings 5:20–27

    Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”

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  • Proverbs 29:12

    If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.

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  • Acts 16:19

    When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.

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