Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
worship the host of heaven—Saba: whence, in contrast to Sabeanism, Jehovah is called Lord of Sabaoth.
upon the housetops—which were flat (II Kings 23:5-6, II Kings 23:12; Jeremiah 19:13; Jeremiah 32:29).
swear by the Lord—rather, "swear to JEHOVAH" (II Chronicles 15:14); solemnly dedicating themselves to Him (compare Isaiah 48:1; Hosea 4:15).
and—"and yet (with strange inconsistency, I Kings 18:21; Ezekiel 20:39; Matthew 6:24) swear by Malcham," that is, "their king" [MAURER]: the same as Molech (see on Amos 5:25), and "Milcom the god of . . . Ammon" (I Kings 11:33). If Satan have half the heart, he will have all; if the Lord have but half offered to Him, He will have none.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Zephaniah 1:5:
2 Kings 21:1-3
2 Kings 23:12
Isaiah 46:1
Isaiah 57:9
Jeremiah 19:13
Jeremiah 49:1
Hosea 4:15
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