Zep 1:5 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 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 ; . 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 , and .

‏ Zephaniah 1:5

Verse 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 2Ki 23:5, 12; Jer 19:13; 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 Ho 4:15, and Am 5:26.