Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Zephaniah 1:5 Cross-References
Explore 19 cross-references for Zephaniah 1:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Zephaniah chapter 1 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham; by the: or, to the LORD”
Zephaniah 1:5 (KJV)
Historical Context for Zephaniah 1:5
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Commentary on Zephaniah 1:5
Them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops—Tzeva ha-shamayim (צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם), "the host of heaven," refers to astral deities: sun, moon, stars, and planets worshiped throughout the Ancient Near East. Deuteronomy 4:19 and 17:3 explicitly forbid this practice, yet it flourished in Judah. Flat-roofed houses provided perfect platforms for star worship—high places where devotees bowed to celestial bodies, offered incense, and sought divination (2 Kings 21:5, 23:5; Jeremiah 19:13). Astral religion appealed to human desire to discern fate through astronomy/astrology, bypassing depend...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Zephaniah 1:5
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“and served their own gods”
“and the houses of the kings of Judah”
“and said”
“and served their engraved images; their children likewise”
“which the kings of Judah had made”
“and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians”
“and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full”
“As Yahweh lives”
“the star of your god”