Zephaniah 1:9

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

At that time I will punish all the people who jump over the threshold and those who fill their master’s house with lies and violence.”

Cross References

1 Samuel 5:5

That is why, even today, the priests or other people refuse to step on the threshold when they enter Dagon’s temple at Ashdod.

Acts 16:19

When the men who owned the servant girl saw this, they realized that they could no longer use her to make money. So they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them to the public square to meet with the authorities.

Proverbs 29:12

If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be evil.

Nehemiah 5:15

But the governors who ruled before me made life hard for the people. The governors forced everyone to pay 1 pound of silver. They also made the people give them food and wine. The leaders under these governors also ruled over the people and made life even harder. But I respected and feared God, so I didn’t do things like that.

Judges 19:27

The Levite got up early the next morning. He wanted to go home. He opened the door to go outside, and a hand fell across the threshold of the door. There was his slave woman. She had fallen down against the door.

Jeremiah 5:27

Their houses are full of lies, like a cage full of birds. Their lies made them rich and powerful.

Micah 6:12

The rich in that city are still cruel. The people there still tell lies. Yes, they tell their lies.

Zechariah 5:6

I said, “I don’t know. What is it?” He said, “That is a measuring bucket.” He also said, “That bucket is for measuring the sins of the people in this country.”