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 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