Adam Clarke on Zephaniah 1:5
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Zephaniah1:5
The host of heaven - Sun, moon, planets, and stars. This worship was one of the most ancient and the most common of all species of idolatry; and it had a greater semblance of reason to recommend it. See 2Kgs 23:6, 2Kgs 23:12; Jer 19:13; Jer 32:29.
That swear by the Lord, and that swear by Malcham - Associating the name of an idol with that of the Most High. For Malcham, see on Hos 4:15 (note), and Amo 5:26 (note).
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