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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zephaniah 3:4

light = reckless. treacherous persons = men (Hebrew. 'enosh, App-14 .) of treacheries; placing the emphasis on the treachery. polluted = profaned. Hebrew. halal. Not the same word as in Zephaniah 3:1 . Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 19:8 ; Leviticus 21:23 ; Leviticus 22:15 .Numbers 18:32; Numbers 18:32 ). App-92 . done violence, &c. Compare Jeremiah 2:8 . Ezekiel 22:26 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zephaniah 3:1

This chapter contains the glorious climax of Zephaniah's great prophecy in the last paragraph (Zephaniah 3:9-20). The first paragraph details the reason for the judgment of Jerusalem (Zephaniah 3:1-7), with Zephaniah 3:8 forming a bridge between two sections and relating both to the eternal judgment at the last day, the judgment of Jerusalem being a token of it, and the Messianic Age (Zephaniah 3:9-20) being climaxed by it.No serious commentator on the Bible can ignore the arrogant denials of... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zephaniah 3:4

"Her prophets are light and treacherous persons; her priests have profaned the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.""Her prophets ..." The New English Bible renders this concerning the prophets of Jerusalem as, "Her prophets were reckless, no true prophets."[7] Carson said of the priests and prophets:"The prophets trimmed their message to court popularity; and the priests profaned their sacred task of teaching the law, violently altering its precepts ... They were extravagant and... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Zephaniah 3:1

Zephaniah 3:1. Woe to her that is filthy, &c.— Woe to her that provoketh wrath, and is defiled; to the oppressed city; or city of oppressors. Zephaniah 3:2. Which heareth not the voice, nor receiveth instruction, nor hath hope in Jehovah, nor approacheth to her God. Zephaniah 3:3. Whose princes, &c.—They do not gnaw the bones or, they leave no bones to gnaw in the morning; or, they rest not even till the morning. Houbigant; who observes, that the prophet in this verse compares the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 3:1

1. filthy—MAURER translates from a different root, "rebellious," "contumacious." But the following term, "polluted," refers rather to her inward moral filth, in spite of her outward ceremonial purity [CALVIN]. GROTIUS says, the Hebrew is used of women who have prostituted their virtue. There is in the Hebrew Moreah; a play on the name Moriah, the hill on which the temple was built; implying the glaring contrast between their filthiness and the holiness of the worship on Moriah in which they... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 3:2

2. received not correction—Jerusalem is incurable, obstinately rejecting salutary admonition, and refusing to be reformed by "correction" ( :-). trusted not in . . . Lord—Distrust in the Lord as if He were insufficient, is the parent of all superstitions and wickednesses [CALVIN]. drew not near to her God—Though God was specially near to her ( :-) as "her God," yet she drew not near to Him, but gratuitously estranged herself from Him. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 3:3

3. roaring—for prey (Proverbs 28:15; Ezekiel 22:27; Amos 3:4; Micah 2:2). evening wolves—which are most ravenous at evening after being foodless all day (Jeremiah 5:6; Habakkuk 1:8). they gnaw not the bones till the morrow—rather, "they put not off till to-morrow to gnaw the bones"; but devour all at once, bones and flesh, so ragingly ravenous are they [CALVIN]. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 3:4

4. light—in whose life and teaching there is no truth, gravity, or steadiness. treacherous—false to Jehovah, whose prophets they profess to be (Jeremiah 23:32; Ezekiel 22:28). polluted . . . sanctuary—by their profane deeds. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zephaniah 3:1

Zephaniah pronounced another "woe" (cf. Zephaniah 2:5) this time on Jerusalem, which he described as rebellious, defiled, and tyrannical. Rebels are those who refuse to submit to God’s will. The defiled are those polluted by sinful practices. Tyrants disregard the rights of others, particularly those whom they can take advantage of. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zephaniah 3:1-7

D. Judgment on Jerusalem 3:1-7Having announced that divine judgment would come on the nations around Judah (Zephaniah 2:4-15), the prophet returned to the subject of Yahweh’s judgment on the Chosen People (cf. Zephaniah 1:4 to Zephaniah 2:3), but this time he focused more particularly on Jerusalem. Though he did not mention Jerusalem by name, it is clearly in view."Like Isaiah and Micah, he is a prophet of the city, open-eyed to its faults; unlike them, his focus is almost wholly civic and... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zephaniah 3:4

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zephaniah 3:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zephaniah 3:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Zephaniah 3:1

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 3:1

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 3:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 3:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 3:4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zephaniah 3:1

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zephaniah 3:1-7

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