Text -- Zephaniah 1:9 (NET)

1:9 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.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Zep 1:9

¹ 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).

² tn The referent of “their master” is unclear. The king or a pagan god may be in view.

³ tn Heb “who fill…with violence and deceit.” The expression “violence and deceit” refers metonymically to the wealth taken by oppressive measures.