Zephaniah 1:5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 And those who bow down on the roofs
to the host of heaven,[a]
And those who bow down to the Lord
but swear by Milcom;(A)
Footnotes
- 1:5 The host of heaven: the sun, moon, planets, and stars, the worship of which became widespread in Judah under Assyrian influence. Milcom: the god of the Ammonites; cf. 1 Kgs 11:5, 7, 33; 2 Kgs 23:13.
Zephaniah 1:5
American Standard Version
5 and them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship, that swear to Jehovah and swear by [a]Malcam;
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- Zephaniah 1:5 Or, their king
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