Zephaniah 1:4 meaning and explanation
“I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests—
Zephaniah 1:4, Berean Standard Bible
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The LORD speaks through Zephaniah during King Josiah's reign in Judah, when Josiah's reforms were underway but old idolatry lingered. God stretches out His hand, a picture of active judgment, not against foreign nations first but against His own people in Jerusalem.
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