Zep 1:9 | NET2full | STEP | 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 .

‏ Zephaniah 1:9

9 On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, ^{▼▼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).}
who fill the house of their master ^{▼▼tn The referent of “their master” is unclear. The king or a pagan god may be in view.} with wealth taken by violence and deceit. ^{▼▼tn Heb “who fill…with violence and deceit.” The expression “violence and deceit” refers metonymically to the wealth taken by oppressive measures.}