4 “So I will astretch out My hand against Judah

And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

And I will bcut off the remnant of Baal from this place,

And the names of the cidolatrous priests along with the priests.

5 “And those who bow down on the ahousetops to the host of heaven,

And those who bow down and bswear to the Lord and yet swear by 1cMilcom,

6 And those who have aturned back from following the Lord,

And those who have bnot sought the Lord or inquired of Him.”

7 1aBe silent before the Lord 2God!

For the bday of the Lord is near,

For the Lord has prepared a csacrifice,

He has dconsecrated His guests.

8 “Then it will come about on the day of the Lord’s sacrifice

That I will apunish the princes, the king’s sons

And all who clothe themselves with bforeign garments.

9 “And I will punish on that day all who leap on the temple threshold,

Who fill the house of their 1lord with aviolence and deceit.

10 “On that day,” declares the Lord,

“There will be the sound of a cry from the aFish Gate,

A wail from the 1bSecond Quarter,

And a loud crash from the chills.

11 “Wail, O inhabitants of the 1Mortar,

For all the 2people of aCanaan will be silenced;

All who weigh out bsilver will be cut off.

12 “It will come about at that time

That I will asearch Jerusalem with lamps,

And I will punish the men

Who are 1bstagnant in spirit,

Who say in their hearts,

‘The Lord will cnot do good or evil!’

13 “Moreover, their wealth will become aplunder

And their houses desolate;

Yes, bthey will build houses but not inhabit them,

And plant vineyards but not drink their wine.”