5those who bow down on the roofs to worship the starry host, those who bow down and swear by the Lord and who also swear by Molech,


In Context

2 "I will sweep away everything from the face of the earth," declares the Lord .

3 "I will sweep away both men and animals; I will sweep away the birds of the air and the fish of the sea. The wicked will have only heaps of rubble when I cut off man from the face of the earth," declares the Lord .

4 "I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all who live in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the pagan and the idolatrous priests-

5 those who bow down on the roofs to worship the starry host, those who bow down and swear by the Lord and who also swear by Molech,

6 those who turn back from following the Lord and neither seek the Lord nor inquire of him.

7 Be silent before the Sovereign Lord , for the day of the Lord is near. The Lord has prepared a sacrifice; he has consecrated those he has invited.

Zephaniah 1:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:5And 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;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5and 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;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:5And them that worship the host of heaven upon the tops of houses, and them that adore, and swear by the Lord, and swear by Melchom.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:5and them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship, that swear to Jehovah and swear by Malcam;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:5and them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship, which swear to the LORD and swear by Malcam;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5And them that worship the host of heaven upon the house-tops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5those who worship the army of the sky on the housetops, those who worship and swear by Yahweh and also swear by Malcam,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5And those bowing themselves On the roofs to the host of the heavens, And those bowing themselves, Swearing to Jehovah, and swearing by Malcham,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:5And them that worship the host of heaven on the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;