In Zephaniah 1:4–6 there are five objects of God’s judgment for their evil practices. These objects are each indicated by the prophet’s use of the sign of the direct object in Hebrew (את), as follows:
the remnant of Baal
the name of the idolatrous priests along with the priests
those who bow down on the roofs
those who bow down and swear to the Lord yet swear by Milcom
those who have turned back from following the Lord
All of these objects corrupted Israel’s worship in a variety of ways.1
4 “I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off from this place the remnant of Baal and the name of the idolatrous priests along with the priests,