New International Version (NIV)
5those who bow down on the roofs
to worship the starry host,
those who bow down and swear by the Lord
and who also swear by Molek,1:5 Hebrew Malkam
Zephaniah 1:5
Zephaniah 1:5 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
5“And those who bow down on the housetops to the heavenly 1:5 Lit host; i.e., sun, stars, etc.lights,
And those who bow down and swear to the Lord, but also swear by 1:5 Or their king; MT Malcam, prob. a variant spelling of Milcom, the Ammonite godMilcom,
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
5And those who bow down on the housetops to the host of heaven,
And those who bow down and swear to the Lord and yet swear by Milcom,
Amplified Bible (AMP)
5And those who bow down and worship the host of heaven [the sun, the moon, and the stars] 1:5 The flat roofs of the houses were often used as convenient places of planetary worship (i.e. Sabeanism, astrology).on their housetops
And those who bow down and swear [oaths] to [and pretend to worship] the Lord and [yet also] swear by [the pagan god called] Milcom [god of the Ammonites],
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
5those who bow on the rooftops
to worship the host of heaven,
those who bow down and swear by the Lord
but also swear by Milcom,1:5 Or by their king; Milcom is a variant of Molech; see Leviticus 18:21 and 1 Kings 11:7.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
5I will destroy those who bow down on their roofs
to worship all the stars.
I will destroy those who make promises
not only in my name but also in the name of Molek.