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Zephaniah 1:9

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1:9 On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, 1 

who fill the house of their master 2  with wealth taken by violence and deceit. 3 

1 sn The point of the statement all who hop over the threshold is unclear. A ritual or superstition associated with the Philistine god Dagon may be in view (see 1 Sam 5:5).

2 tn The referent of “their master” is unclear. The king or a pagan god may be in view.

3 tn Heb “who fill…with violence and deceit.” The expression “violence and deceit” refers metonymically to the wealth taken by oppressive measures.



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