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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zephaniah 1:1-6

Here is, I. The title-page of this book (Zeph. 1:1), in which we observe, 1. What authority it has, and who gave it that authority; it is from heaven, and not of men: It is the word of the Lord. 2. Who was the instrument of conveying it to the church. His name was Zephaniah, which signifies the servant of the Lord, for God revealed his secrets to his servants the prophets. The pedigree of other prophets, whose extraction we have an account of, goes no further back than their father, except... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zephaniah 1:2

I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the Lord. That is, from the land of Judah, by means of the Chaldeans or Babylonians: this is a general denunciation of the judgments of God, the particulars follow: or, "in gathering I will gather"; all good things out of the land; all the necessaries of life, and blessings of Providence; all that is for the sustenance and pleasure of man, as well as all creatures, by death or captivity; and so the land should be entirely stripped,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zephaniah 1:3

I will consume man and beast ,.... Wicked men for their sins, and beasts for the sins of men; and, as a punishment for them, the creatures whom they have abused to the gratifying of their lusts: I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea ; so that there shall be none for the use of man, which are both delicate food; the latter were not consumed at the general deluge. Kimchi thinks this is said by way of hyperbole; but it is possible for these to be consumed, as men... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zephaniah 1:4

I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah ,.... Under whom the tribe of Benjamin is comprehended, which are only designed; the ten tribes having been carried captive in Hezekiah's time many years before this: not "to Judah", as beckoning to come and hearken to him, as calling to repentance and reformation; this he had done, but was rejected, and therefore determines to stretch out his hand "upon" them; nor "over Judah", to protect and defend them; but "upon Judah", exerting his power,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zephaniah 1:2

I will utterly consume all things - All being now ripe for destruction, I will shortly bring a universal scourge upon the land. He speaks particularly of the idolaters. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zephaniah 1:3

I will consume man and beast - By war, and by pestilence. Even the waters shall he infected, and the fish destroyed; the air become contaminated, and the fowls die. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zephaniah 1:4

I will cut off the remnant of Baal - I think he refers here, partly at least, to the reformation which Josiah was to bring about. See the account, 2 Kings 23:5 ; (note). The Chemarims - The black-robed priests of different idols. See the note on 2 Kings 23:6 . These were put down by Josiah. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zephaniah 1:2

Verse 2 It might seem at the first view that the Prophet dealt too severely in thus fulminating against his own nation; for he ought to have begun with doctrine, as this appears to be the just order of things. But the Prophet denounces ruin, and shows at the same time why God was so grievously displeased with the people. We must however remember, that the Prophet, living at the same period with Jeremiah, had regard to the stubbornness of the people, who had been already with more than... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zephaniah 1:4

Verse 4 The Prophet explains still more clearly why he directed his discourse in the last verse against the beasts of the earth and the birds of heaven, even for this end—that the Jews might understand that God was angry with them. I will stretch forth, he says, my hand on Judah and on Jerusalem. God, then, by executing his vengeance on animals, intended to exhibit to the Jews, as in a picture, the dreadfulness of his wrath, which yet they despised and regarded as nothing. The stretching forth... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 1:1-3

I. HIS PEDIGREE . ( Zephaniah 1:1 .) This is the solitary instance in which the lineage of a prophet is traced back in Scripture four generations. The reason would seem to be in order to indicate his relationship to Hezekiah, the pious King of Judah. Note: 1 . The honour connected with a pious ancestry. 2 . The perpetuity of the influence of a good life. II. HIS AUTHORITY . This was not derived from his royal descent, but from his being under the inspiration of the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zephaniah 1:1-6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zephaniah 1:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zephaniah 1:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zephaniah 1:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zephaniah 1:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zephaniah 1:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zephaniah 1:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zephaniah 1:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zephaniah 1:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 1:1-3

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