Zephaniah 1:5 meaning and explanation
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,
Zephaniah 1:5, Berean Standard Bible
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The prophet Zephaniah speaks to Judah in the days of King Josiah, listing the spiritual failures God will judge. Verse 5 names two: people bowing on flat rooftops to the stars and heavenly bodies, a practice tied to Assyrian and Babylonian worship, and people who swear loyalty to the LORD while also swearing by Milcom, a god associated with the Ammonites.
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