Zephaniah 1:8-10

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“Then it will come about on the day of the Lord’s sacrifice
That I will punish the princes and the king’s sons
And all who are clothed in [lavish] foreign apparel [reflecting their paganism].^(A)
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“On that day I will also punish all those who ^[a]leap over the temple threshold,
Who fill their [pagan] lord’s temple with violence and deceit.
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“On that day,” declares the Lord,
“There will be the sound of crying from the Fish (Damascus) Gate [in the northern wall of Jerusalem where invaders enter]
And wailing from the ^[b]Second Quarter [of the city],
And a loud crash from the hills.

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Footnotes

Zephaniah 1:9 This may have a connection to the pagan custom mentioned in 1 Sam 5:5, or to the pagan belief that spirits resided in the threshold.
Zephaniah 1:10 I.e. the lower, newer part of the city.