Zephaniah 1:9
New International Version
On that day I will punish all who avoid stepping on the threshold, who fill the temple of their gods with violence and deceit.

New Living Translation
Yes, I will punish those who participate in pagan worship ceremonies, and those who fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit.

English Standard Version
On that day I will punish everyone who leaps over the threshold, and those who fill their master’s house with violence and fraud.

Berean Standard Bible
On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit.

King James Bible
In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.

New King James Version
In the same day I will punish All those who leap over the threshold, Who fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit.

New American Standard Bible
“And on that day I will punish all who leap on the temple threshold, Who fill the house of their lord with violence and deceit.

NASB 1995
“And I will punish on that day all who leap on the temple threshold, Who fill the house of their lord with violence and deceit.

NASB 1977
“And I will punish on that day all who leap on the temple threshold, Who fill the house of their lord with violence and deceit.

Legacy Standard Bible
And I will punish on that day all who leap on the temple threshold, Who fill the house of their Lord with violence and deceit.

Amplified Bible
“On that day I will also punish all those who leap over the temple threshold, Who fill their [pagan] lord’s temple with violence and deceit.

Christian Standard Bible
On that day I will punish all who skip over the threshold, who fill their master’s house with violence and deceit.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
On that day I will punish all who skip over the threshold, who fill their master’s house with violence and deceit.

American Standard Version
And in that day I will punish all those that leap over the threshold, that fill their master's house with violence and deceit.

Contemporary English Version
I will punish worshipers of pagan gods and cruel palace officials who abuse their power.

English Revised Version
And in that day I will punish all those that leap over the threshold, which fill their master's house with violence and deceit.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
On that day I will punish all who jump over the doorway and all who fill their master's house with violence and deception.

Good News Translation
I will punish all who worship like pagans and who steal and kill in order to fill their master's house with loot.

International Standard Version
At the same time, I'll punish every idol worshipper, especially those who are filling their master's temple with violence and deceit.

Majority Standard Bible
On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit.

NET Bible
On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with wealth taken by violence and deceit.

New Heart English Bible
In that day, I will punish all those who leap over the threshold, who fill their master's house with violence and deceit.

Webster's Bible Translation
In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshhold, who fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.

World English Bible
In that day, I will punish all those who leap over the threshold, who fill their master’s house with violence and deceit.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And I have laid a charge on everyone "" Who is leaping over the threshold in that day, "" Who are filling the house of their masters "" [With] violence and deceit.

Young's Literal Translation
And I have laid a charge on every one Who is leaping over the threshold in that day, Who are filling the house of their masters With violence and deceit.

Smith's Literal Translation
And I reviewed upon every one leaping upon the threshold in that day, filling their lords houses with violence and deceit.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will visit in that day upon every one that entereth arrogantly over the threshold: them that fill the house of the Lord their God with iniquity and deceit.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And I will visit upon all who enter arrogantly over the threshold in that day, those who fill the house of the Lord their God with iniquity and deceit.

New American Bible
I will punish, on that day, all who leap over the threshold, Who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit.

New Revised Standard Version
On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill their master’s house with violence and fraud.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
In that day I will punish all those who do violence and those who plunder, who fill their storerooms with things acquired by means of extortion and deceit.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And I shall indict against all of the extortionists and the plunderers in that day because they have been filling the houses of their storage with plunder and deceit
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
In the same day also will I punish all those that leap over the threshold, That fill their master's house with violence and deceit.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And I will openly take vengeance on the porches in that day, on the men that fill the house of the Lord their God with ungodliness and deceit.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Day of the LORD
8“On the Day of the LORD’s sacrifice I will punish the princes, the sons of the king, and all who are dressed in foreign apparel. 9On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit. 10On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills.…

Cross References
Exodus 12:12
On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.

Isaiah 2:12
For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—

Jeremiah 10:25
Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, and on the families that do not call on Your name. For they have devoured Jacob; they have consumed him and finished him off; they have devastated his homeland.

Amos 3:14
On the day I punish Israel for their transgressions, I will visit destruction on the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off, and they will fall to the ground.

Micah 5:12-13
I will cut the sorceries from your hand, and you will have no fortune-tellers. / I will also cut off the carved images and sacred pillars from among you, so that you will no longer bow down to the work of your own hands.

Malachi 3:5
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.

Matthew 23:14
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.

Luke 11:39-42
Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. / You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well? / But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you. ...

Romans 2:8-9
But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger. / There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;

1 Corinthians 6:9-10
Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

Ephesians 5:5-6
For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. / Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.

Colossians 3:5-6
Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. / Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.

1 Thessalonians 4:6
and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.

2 Thessalonians 1:8-9
in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. / They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,

2 Timothy 3:1-5
But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. / For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, ...


Treasury of Scripture

In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.

those.

leap.

1 Samuel 5:5
Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day.

which.

1 Samuel 2:15,16
Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw…

2 Kings 5:20-27
But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him…

Nehemiah 5:15
But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

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Zephaniah 1
1. The time when Zephaniah prophesied.
2. God's severe judgments against Judah.














On that day
This phrase refers to the "Day of the Lord," a recurring theme in the prophetic books of the Old Testament. In Hebrew, "yom" (day) often signifies a time of divine intervention, judgment, or salvation. Historically, this phrase underscores the immediacy and certainty of God's action. The "Day of the Lord" is a time when God will decisively act to judge sin and vindicate His holiness. It serves as a reminder of the ultimate accountability all people have before God.

I will punish
The Hebrew root for "punish" is "paqad," which can mean to visit, attend to, or reckon with. In this context, it conveys the idea of God actively intervening to bring justice. This is not a passive observation but an active engagement by God to address wrongdoing. Theologically, it emphasizes God's role as a just judge who cannot overlook sin.

all who leap over the threshold
This phrase is somewhat enigmatic and has been the subject of various interpretations. Historically, it may refer to a superstitious practice or a specific pagan ritual. Some scholars suggest it could be linked to the Philistine practice mentioned in 1 Samuel 5:5, where priests would not step on the threshold of Dagon's temple. Theologically, it highlights the syncretism and idolatry that had infiltrated Judah, showing how God's people had adopted pagan customs, thus provoking His judgment.

who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit
The "house of their master" likely refers to the royal palace or the temple, places that should have been centers of justice and truth. Instead, they were filled with "violence and deceit." The Hebrew word for "violence" is "chamas," which implies oppression and injustice. "Deceit" comes from the Hebrew "mirmah," indicating treachery and falsehood. This phrase underscores the moral and spiritual corruption prevalent in society. It serves as a warning against the perversion of justice and the betrayal of trust, both of which are abhorrent to God.

Verse 9. - Those that leap on (over) the threshold. These are the retainers of the princes, etc., named in ver. 8. There is no allusion to the circumstance of the priests of Dagon abstaining from treading on the threshold of their temple in consequence of what happened to the idol at Ashdod (1 Samuel 5:5). It is inconceivable that this merely local custom, which demonstrated the impotence of the false god, should have been imported into Judah. where, indeed, the worship of Dagon seems never to have made any way. The following clause explains the meaning which the Latin version intimates, Omnem qui arroganter ingreditur super limen - all those who, carrying out their masters' wishes, violently invade the houses of others and pillage them of their contents. The expression, "to leap over the threshold," seems to have been a common term for burglary and stealing with violence. Which fill their masters' houses. These retainers plunder and steal in order that they may increase their masters' treasures. The king (though not Josiah) may be meant, the plural being the plural of majesty, or the idol temples. The LXX., followed by Jerome, renders, "who fill the house of the Lord their God." This is plainly erroneous, as there is no question here about the temple at Jerusalem. Violence and deceit; i.e. the fruits of, what they have extorted by, violence and fraud (Jeremiah 5:27).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
On that
הַה֑וּא (ha·hū)
Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

day
בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

I will punish
וּפָקַדְתִּ֗י (ū·p̄ā·qaḏ·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

who leap
הַדּוֹלֵ֛ג (had·dō·w·lêḡ)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1801: To spring

over
עַ֧ל (‘al)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the threshold,
הַמִּפְתָּ֖ן (ham·mip̄·tān)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4670: A stretcher, a sill

who fill
הַֽמְמַלְאִ֛ים (ham·mal·’îm)
Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of

the house
בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of their master
אֲדֹנֵיהֶ֖ם (’ă·ḏō·nê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller

with violence
חָמָ֥ס (ḥā·mās)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2555: Violence, wrong, by meton, unjust gain

and deceit.
וּמִרְמָֽה׃ (ū·mir·māh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4820: Deceit, treachery


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