Zephaniah 1:9

9 On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold,
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
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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