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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 1:11

Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh - Literally, “Mortar” , “in which,” Jerome says, “corn is pounded; a hollow vessel, and fit for the use of medical men, in which properly ptisans are wont to be beaten (or made). Striking is it, that Scripture saith not, ‘who dwell in the valley or in the alley,’ but who “dwell in the mortar,” because as corn, when the pestle striketh, is bruised, so the army of the enemy shall rush down upon you” (Jerome). The place intended is probably so much of the valley of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 1:12

I will search - (Literally, “diligently”). The word is always used of a minute diligent search, whereby places, persons, things, are searched and sifted one by one in every corner, until it be found whether a thing be there or no . Hence, also of the searching out of every thought of the heart, either by God Proverbs 20:27, or in repentance by the light of God Lamentations 3:40.Jerusalem with candles - so that there should be no corner, no lurking-place so dark, but that the guilty should be... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 1:13

Therefore their goods - Literally, “And their strength.” It is the simple sequel in God’s Providence. It is a continued narrative. God will visit those who say, that God does not interfere in man’s affairs, and, it shall be seen Jeremiah 44:28 whose words shall stand, God’s or their’s. All which God had threatened in the law shall be fulfilled. God, in the fulfillment of the punishment, which He had foretold in the law Leviticus 26:32-33; Deuteronomy 28:0, would vindicate not only His present... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 1:14

The great Day of the Lord is near - The prophet again expands the words of Joel, accumulating words expressive of the terrors of that Day, showing that though “the great and very terrible Day of the Lord” Joel 2:31, (Joel had said) “a day of darkness and gloominess, of clouds and of thick darkness” Joel 2:2, “which was then coming and nigh at hand” Joel 2:1, had come and was gone, it was only a forerunner of others; none of them final; but each, because it “was” a judgment and an instance of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zephaniah 1:7

Zephaniah 1:7. Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord Keep silence in token of an awful reverence toward God. For the day of the Lord is at hand Now he is coming to execute his judgments upon the land. Humble thyself under his mighty hand, without repining or murmuring at his corrections, which thy sins do so justly deserve. For the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice The slaughter of the wicked is called a sacrifice, because it is, in some sense, an atonement to God’s justice. He hath... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zephaniah 1:8-9

Zephaniah 1:8-9. In that day I will punish the princes and the king’s children In 2 Kings 25:7; 2 Kings 25:21, we read of the fulfilling of both these particulars; the sons of King Zedekiah, and the principal officers of the state, being slain by the order of the king of Babylon. And all such as are clothed with strange apparel Used for idolatrous purposes: see Deuteronomy 22:11. There were peculiar vestments belonging to the worship of each idol; hence the command of Jehu, 2 Kings... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zephaniah 1:10-11

Zephaniah 1:10-11. In that day there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish- gate Mentioned Nehemiah 3:3. It was opposite to Joppa, according to Jerome, and at the entering of the city from that quarter. The sundry expressions of this verse are intended to describe the cries and shrieks that should arise from all parts of the city, upon the taking of it by the Babylonians. The great crashing from the hills might be intended to signify the noise that should be heard from the palace and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zephaniah 1:12-13

Zephaniah 1:12-13. At that time, I will search Jerusalem with candles I will deliver up Jerusalem into the hands of the Chaldeans, who shall let no corner of it escape them, but shall diligently search the houses, even with lights or torches, that they may plunder them of every thing. And punish the men that are settled on their lees Who live securely in ease and plenty: see notes on Jeremiah 48:11, and Amos 6:1. That say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, &c. Who have not... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zephaniah 1:14-16

Zephaniah 1:14-16. The great day of the Lord is near The time of God’s executing his terrible judgments is nigh at hand. Even the voice, &c. The word even is not in the Hebrew. This latter part of the sentence may, it seems, be better rendered thus: The voice of the day of the Lord is bitter, and it vehemently resoundeth there. Or, Then the mighty man crieth out. The general sense is, that great noise, or distraction, should attend the taking of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans. That... 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

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 1:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 1:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 1:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 1:14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zephaniah 1:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zephaniah 1:8-9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zephaniah 1:10-11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zephaniah 1:12-13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zephaniah 1:14-16

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Zephaniah 1:1-18

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