Zephaniah 1:9-11

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⁹ At that time I will punish all the people who jump over the threshold^[a] and those who fill their master’s house^[b] with lies and violence.”

¹⁰ The Lord also said, “At that time people will be calling for help at Fish Gate in Jerusalem and mourning in the new part of town. They will hear the sound of destruction in the hills around the city. ¹¹ You people living in the lower part of town will cry, because all the traders and rich merchants will be destroyed.