Zephaniah 1:9
9 On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, ▼who fill the house of their master ▼
▼ The referent of “their master” is unclear. The king or a pagan god may be in view.
with wealth taken by violence and deceit. ▼▼ 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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