Zephaniah 1:5
those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the Lord but also swear by Milcom,
Note Or by their king; Milcom is a variant of Molech; see Leviticus 18:21 and 1 Kings 11:7.
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;
Note by the…: or, to the LORD
those who worship the army of the sky on the housetops, those who worship and swear by the Lord and also swear by Malcam,
and them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship, that swear to Jehovah and swear by Malcam;
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- worship
- 2 Kings 23:12; Jeremiah 19:13; Jeremiah 32:29
- and them
- 1 Kings 18:21; 2 Kings 17:33, 41; Matthew 6:24
- and that
- Deuteronomy 10:20; Isaiah 48:1; Jeremiah 4:2; Hosea 4:15
- by the Lord
- or, to the Lord.
- Isaiah 44:5; Isaiah 45:23; Romans 14:11
- swear by
- Joshua 23:7
- Malcham
- 1 Kings 11:33
- Milcom
- Amos 5:26