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Zephaniah 1:4–6

“I will stretch out my handh against Judah

and against all who live in Jerusalem.

I will destroy every remnant of Baal worship in this place,i

the very names of the idolatrous priestsj

those who bow down on the roofs

to worship the starry host,k

those who bow down and swear by the Lord

and who also swear by Molek,b l

those who turn back from followingm the Lord

and neither seekn the Lord nor inquireo of him.”

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Zephaniah 1:4–6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

“I will stretch out my hand against Judah

and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem;

and I will cut off from this place the remnant of Baal

and the name of the idolatrous priests along with the priests,

those who bow down on the roofs

to the host of the heavens,

those who bow down and swear to the Lord

and yet swear by Milcom,

those who have turned back from following the Lord,

who do not seek the Lord or inquire of him.”

Zephaniah 1:4–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah,

And upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem;

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

And the name of the Chemarims with the priests;

And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops;

And them that worship and that swear by the Lord,

And that swear by Malcham;

And them that are turned back from the Lord;

And those that have not sought the Lord, nor inquired for him.

Zephaniah 1:4–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“I will crush Judah and Jerusalem with my fist

and destroy every last trace of their Baal worship.

I will put an end to all the idolatrous priests,

so that even the memory of them will disappear.

For they go up to their roofs

and bow down to the sun, moon, and stars.

They claim to follow the Lord,

but then they worship Molech, too.

And I will destroy those who used to worship me

but now no longer do.

They no longer ask for the Lord’s guidance

or seek my blessings.”

Zephaniah 1:4–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“I will stretch out My hand against Judah,

And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

I will cut off every trace of Baal from this place,

The names of the idolatrous priests with the pagan priests—

Those who worship the host of heaven on the housetops;

Those who worship and swear oaths by the Lord,

But who also swear by Milcom;

Those who have turned back from following the Lord,

And have not sought the Lord, nor inquired of Him.”

Zephaniah 1:4–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

“I will punish Judah

and all the people living in Jerusalem.

I will remove from this place

all signs of Baal, the false priests, and the other priests.

I will destroy those who worship

the stars from the roofs,

and those who worship and make promises

by both the Lord and the god Molech,

and those who turned away from the Lord,

and those who quit following the Lord and praying to him for direction.

Zephaniah 1:4–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And I will stretch out my hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarim with the priests; and them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship, that swear to Jehovah and swear by Malcam; and them that are turned back from following Jehovah; and those that have not sought Jehovah, nor inquired after him.

Zephaniah 1:4–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And I will stretch forth my hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, the name of the Chemarim with the priests; and them that bow down to the host of the heavens upon the housetops; and them that bow down to Jehovah, that swear by him, and swear by Malcham; and them that turn back from after Jehovah, and that do not seek Jehovah, nor inquire for him.

Zephaniah 1:4–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“I will use my power against Judah 

and against those who live in Jerusalem. 

I will remove the faithful few of Baal from this place 

and the names of the pagan priests along with my priests. 

I will remove those who worship all the stars in the sky on their rooftops 

and those who worship by swearing loyalty to the Lord 

while also swearing loyalty to the god Milcom.

I will remove those who have turned away from following the Lord 

and those who no longer seek the Lord or ask him for help.” 

Zephaniah 1:4–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

I will stretch out My hand against Judah

and against all the residents of Jerusalem.

I will cut off every vestige of Baal

from this place,

the names of the pagan priests

along with the priests;

those who bow in worship on the rooftops

to the heavenly host;

those who bow and pledge loyalty to the Lord

but also pledge loyalty to Milcom;

and those who turn back from following the Lord,

who do not seek the Lord or inquire of Him.

Zephaniah 1:4–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

I will stretch out my hand against Judah,

and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem;

and I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal

and the name of the idolatrous priests;

those who bow down on the roofs

to the host of the heavens;

those who bow down and swear to the Lord,

but also swear by Milcom;

those who have turned back from following the Lord,

who have not sought the Lord or inquired of him.

Zephaniah 1:4–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

“And I will stretch out my hand against Judah

and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

And I will cut off from this place

the remnant of Baal,

and the name of idolatrous priests with the priests,

and those who bow down on the rooftops

to the host of heaven,

and those who bow down, swearing to Yahweh

but also swearing by Milcom,

and those who turned back from following Yahweh,

and who did not seek Yahweh,

and did not inquire of him.”

Zephaniah 1:4–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“I will reach out my powerful hand against Judah.

I will punish all those who live in Jerusalem.

I will cut off from that place

what is left of Baal worship.

The officials and priests who serve other gods

will be removed.

I will wipe out those who bow down on their roofs

to worship all of the stars.

I will destroy those who take oaths

not only in my name but also in the name of Molech.

I will cut off those who stop following me.

They no longer look to me or ask me for advice.

Zephaniah 1:4–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“So I will stretch out My hand against Judah

And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

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

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

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

And those who bow down and swear to the Lord and yet swear by Milcom,

And those who have turned back from following the Lord,

And those who have not sought the Lord or inquired of Him.”


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