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The Lord said, “On the Lord’s day of sacrifice, I will punish the king’s sons and other leaders. I will punish all the people wearing clothes from other countries. At that time I will punish all the people who jump over the threshold[a] and those who fill their master’s house[b] with lies and violence.”

10 The Lord also said, “At that time people will be calling for help at Fish Gate in Jerusalem and mourning in the new part of town. They will hear the sound of destruction in the hills around the city.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 1:9 people wearing … threshold This probably means the priests and people who worshiped foreign gods, such as Dagon, or people who copied their ways of worshiping. See 1 Sam. 5:5.
  2. Zephaniah 1:9 master’s house This means the temple where the people worshiped God or their false gods.

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