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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 1:4

I will also stretch out Mine Hand - As before on Egypt . Judah had gone in the ways of Egypt and learned her sins, and sinned worse than Egypt. “The mighty Hand and stretched-out Arm” Jeremiah 2:10-11, with which she had been delivered, shall be again “stretched out,” yet, not for her but “upon” her, “upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.” In this threatened destruction of all, Judah and Jerusalem are singled out, because “judgment” shall “begin at the house of God” 1 Peter 4:17; Jeremiah... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zephaniah 1:4-6

Zephaniah 1:4-6. I will also stretch out my hand upon Judah I will manifest my power upon Judah, as I have done upon Israel. And I will cut off the remnant of Baal The altars, or places of worship, dedicated to Baal, which still remain in this place, namely, Jerusalem; and the name of the Chemarims Of the idolatrous priests, for so the same word is rendered 2 Kings 23:5, where see the note; with the priests That is, I will destroy these together with the priests of the tribe of Levi,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

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 1:4

Mine hand. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia, App-6 . remnant. Septuagint reads "names", reading shem instead of she'ar, as in the next clause. and. Some codices, with three early printed editions, Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read this "and" in the text. Chemarims = Kemarim = black-robed, or cassocked. From Hebrew. Kamar, to be black. Used of idolatrous priests because so clothed; not Kohen, as appointed by Jehovah. Occurs only here; 2 Kings 23:5 , and Hosea 10:5 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zephaniah 1:4

"And I will stretch out my hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarin with the priests.""I will stretch out my hand upon Judah ..." The popular misunderstanding of the Judgment Day among the Jews regarded it as a day of personal triumph for themselves over their Gentile enemies, an error Amos had sought to correct a century prior to Zephaniah (Zephaniah 5:18-20). It was therefore necessary for... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Zephaniah 1:4

Zephaniah 1:4. The name of the Chemarims, &c.— Of the [idolatrous] sacrificers with the priests. See the note on 2 Kings 23:5. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 1:4

4. stretch out mine hand—indicating some remarkable and unusual work of vengeance (Isaiah 5:25; Isaiah 9:12; Isaiah 9:17; Isaiah 9:21). Judah—including Benjamin. These two tribes are to suffer, which thought themselves perpetually secure, because they escaped the captivity in which the ten tribes were involved. Jerusalem—the fountainhead of the evil. God begins with His sanctuary (Isaiah 9:21- :), and those who are nigh Him (Isaiah 9:21- :). the remnant of Baal—the remains of Baal worship,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zephaniah 1:2-8

II. THE DAY OF YAHWEH’S JUDGMENT 1:2-3:8Zephaniah’s prophecies are all about "the day of the LORD." He revealed two things about this "day." First, it would involve judgment (Zephaniah 1:2 to Zephaniah 3:8) and, second, it would eventuate in blessing (Zephaniah 3:9-20). The judgment portion is the larger of the two sections of revelation. This judgment followed by blessing motif is common throughout the Prophets. Zephaniah revealed that judgment would come from Yahweh on the whole earth, Judah,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zephaniah 1:4

Yahweh announced that He would stretch out His hand in judgment against Judah and the people of Jerusalem. Stretching out the hand is a figure of speech that implies a special work of punishment (cf. Exodus 6:6; Deuteronomy 4:34; 2 Kings 17:36; Isaiah 14:26-27; Jeremiah 27:5; Jeremiah 32:17; et al.). He promised to cut off the remnant of Baal worshippers who remained in Judah, or perhaps the temple (cf. Deuteronomy 12:5; Deuteronomy 12:11; 1 Kings 8:29-30; Ezekiel 42:13), as well as the priests... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zephaniah 1:4-6

1. The cause for Judah’s judgment 1:4-6 read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 1:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zephaniah 1:4-6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Zephaniah 1:1-18

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zephaniah 1:4

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zephaniah 1:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Zephaniah 1:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 1:4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zephaniah 1:2-8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zephaniah 1:4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zephaniah 1:4-6

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