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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 Molech,Hebrew Malcam, that is, Milcom

6those who turn back from following the LORD
and neither seek the LORD nor inquire of him.

7Be silent before the Sovereign LORD,
for the day of the LORD is near.
The LORD has prepared a sacrifice;
he has consecrated those he has invited.

8On the day of the LORD's sacrifice
I will punish the princes
and the king's sons
and all those clad
in foreign clothes.

9On that day I will punish
all who avoid stepping on the threshold,See 1 Samuel 5:5.
who fill the temple of their gods
with violence and deceit.

10“On that day,” declares the LORD,
“a cry will go up from the Fish Gate,
wailing from the New Quarter,
and a loud crash from the hills.

11Wail, you who live in the market districtOr the Mortar;
all your merchants will be wiped out,
all who trade withOr in silver will be ruined.

12At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps
and punish those who are complacent,
who are like wine left on its dregs,
who think, ‘The LORD will do nothing,
either good or bad.’