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John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Zephaniah 2:4

Zep 2:4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up. Ver. 4. For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Askelon, &c. ] Here is dainty rhetoric in the original. This prophet was (as Quintilian saith a good orator ought to be) Vir bonus, dicendi peritus, a good man, and a master of speech. The Hebrew tongue seemeth to have been in the prime and flourish when Isaiah, Micah, and Zephaniah prophesied, like as the Latin... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Zephaniah 2:4

Gaza: Jeremiah 25:20, Jeremiah 47:1-Judges :, Ezekiel 25:15-Esther :, Amos 1:6-Ruth :, Zechariah 9:5-Judges : at: Psalms 91:6, Jeremiah 6:4, Jeremiah 15:8 Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 2:23 - Azzah Joshua 5:1 - which were by Joshua 13:3 - five Lords Joshua 15:45 - Ekron Joshua 15:47 - Gaza 1 Kings 14:15 - root up Israel Isaiah 14:30 - and I Jeremiah 47:5 - Gaza Ezekiel 25:16 - Cherethims Amos 1:7 - I will Amos 1:8 - and the Obadiah 1:19 - the plain read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Zephaniah 2:4

For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.For — It is time to seek God; for your neighbours, as well as you, shall be destroyed.Gaza — A chief city of the Philistines.They — The Babylonians.Shall drive — Into captivity.At the noon day — It shall be taken by force at noon. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Zephaniah 2:4-7

4-7. The doom of Philistia. Gaza… Ashkelon… Ashdod… Ekron See on Amos 1:6-8. Gath is again absent. Shall be forsaken Depopulated. The original contains a word play which it is difficult to reproduce in English; some attempt it by reading, “Gaza shall be forgotten.” Drive out Ashdod That is, the inhabitants of Ashdod. At the noonday Of uncertain meaning. Perhaps the thought is that it will be taken after a brief assault, lasting only from morning till noon, that is, with ease... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Zephaniah 2:4-15

THE JUDGMENT UPON THE NATIONS, Zephaniah 2:4-15. It is high time to look for shelter, for already the judgment is falling upon the surrounding nations, and soon it will reach Judah and Jerusalem (see introductory remarks on Zephaniah 1:2-18, and on Zephaniah 2:1-3). The nations whose destruction is announced are (1) Philistia (Zephaniah 2:4-7), (2) Moab, (3) Ammon (Zephaniah 2:8-10), (4) Ethiopia (Zephaniah 2:12), (5) Assyria (Zephaniah 2:13-15). On the originality of these verses see... read more

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