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Zephaniah 1:9
New English Translation
Zephaniah 1:9
New English Translation
9 On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold,[a]
who fill the house of their master[b] with wealth taken by violence and deceit.[c]
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:9 sn The point of the statement all who hop over the threshold is unclear. A ritual or superstition associated with the Philistine god Dagon may be in view (see 1 Sam 5:5).
- Zephaniah 1:9 tn The referent of “their master” is unclear. The king or a pagan god may be in view.
- Zephaniah 1:9 tn Heb “who fill…with violence and deceit.” The expression “violence and deceit” refers metonymically to the wealth taken by oppressive measures.
Zephaniah 1:9
New International Version
Zephaniah 1:9
New International Version
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