3 I will sweep away man and animal. I will sweep away the birds of the sky, the fish of the sea, and the heaps of rubble with the wicked. I will cut off man from the surface of the earth, says the Lord.
4 I will stretch out my hand against Judah, and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place: the name of the idolatrous and pagan priests,
5 those who worship the army of the sky on the housetops, those who worship and swear by the Lord and also swear by Malcam,
6 those who have turned back from following the Lord, and those who haven’t sought the Lord nor enquired after him.
7 Be silent at the presence of the Lord the Lord, for the day of the Lord is at hand. For the Lord has prepared a sacrifice. He has consecrated his guests.
8 It will happen in the day of the Lord’s sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, the king’s sons, and all those who are clothed with foreign clothing.
9 In that day, I will punish all those who leap over the threshold, who fill their master’s house with violence and deceit.