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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Zephaniah 1:1-18

1:1-3:8 PUNISHMENT OF SINNERSSins of Jerusalem (1:1-18)The prophet opens with a general statement about judgment that probably comes as no surprise to the people of Jerusalem. He announces that God will destroy sin from the earth (1:1-3). What surprises the hearers is Zephaniah’s assertion that God will destroy them, for they too are sinners (4a). Anti-God practices established by Manasseh still exist, such as the worship of Baal, the worship of the stars and the worship of Milcom (Molech).... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zephaniah 1:12

candles = lamps. evil = harm. Hebrew. ra'a'. App-44 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zephaniah 1:12

"And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps; and I will punish the men that are settled on their lees, that say in their heart, Jehovah will not do good, neither will he do evil.""I will search Jerusalem with lamps ..." Here is the reason why ancient and mediaeval artists depicted Zephaniah as the man with a lamp or candle, thus missing the main point that it is not Zephaniah who will search Jerusalem, but the Lord God Almighty. This verse deals particularly... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Zephaniah 1:12

Zephaniah 1:12. The men that are settled on their lees— The prophet here describes those men, who, trusting in their riches, paid very little regard to the threats of the prophets, and seemed intirely safe in their own eyes, while they kept their beloved treasures near them. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 1:12

12. search . . . with candles—or lamps; so as to leave no dark corner in it wherein sin can escape the punishment, of which the Chaldeans are My instruments (compare Zephaniah 1:13; Luke 15:8). settled on their lees—"hardened" or crusted; image from the crust formed at the bottom of wines long left undisturbed (Luke 15:8- :). The effect of wealthy undisturbed ease ("lees") on the ungodly is hardening: they become stupidly secure (compare Psalms 55:19; Amos 6:1). Lord will not do good . . .... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zephaniah 1:7-13

2. The course of Judah’s judgment 1:7-13Zephaniah’s second picture of the day of the LORD is that of a great sacrifice. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zephaniah 1:12

The Lord would search among the residents of Jerusalem carefully then, as one searches by using a lamp (cf. Luke 15:8). He would punish the people whose love for Him had stagnated, like wine left undisturbed too long (cf. Revelation 3:15-16), and who concluded indifferently that He was complacent and would not act (cf. Isaiah 32:9; Ezekiel 30:9; Amos 6:1). read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Zephaniah 1:1-18

The Day of Jehovah a Day of Judgment for guilty JudahThe prophecy opens with the declaration of universal destruction for all living things. In his way the prophet impresses upon his hearers the completeness and appalling nature of the impending judgment. In the succeeding vv. he defines in detail the character of the punishment and the guilty classes in Judah upon which it will especially fall. It is in keeping with the genius of the Semitic mind thus to pass from the general to the specific.... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Zephaniah 1:7-13

(7-13) The judgment, in reference to its objects. read more