Bible Commentary

Ye Ethiopians also, ye [shall be] slain by my sword. 12. Threat against Ethiopia Ethiopia or Cush was the country lying south of Egypt. Stretching from Syene (Assouan) southward, it corresponded to Nubia and the modern Soudan. Its capital is supposed to have lain near the 4th Cataract, on the great western bend of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zephaniah 2:12”

The LORD [will be] terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and [men] shall worship him, every one from his place, [even] all the isles of the heathen. 11. will be terrible unto them ] lit. over them. Mal 1:14, “I am a treat king, and my name terrible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zephaniah 2:11”

This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified [themselves] against the people of the LORD of hosts. 10. Comp. Zep 2:8, Isa 16:6, Jer 48:29. In the last clause Sept. reads: magnified themselves against the Lord of hosts, omitting people. Jer 48:26; Jer 48:42. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zephaniah 2:10”

Therefore [as] I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, [even] the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them. 9. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zephaniah 2:9”

I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified [themselves] against their border. 8 11. Moab and Ammon 8. I have heard the reproach of Moab ] It is the Lord who speaks. The “reproach” or contempt of Moab is most … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zephaniah 2:8”

And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity. 7. The promise of the surrounding countries to Israel as its possession is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zephaniah 2:7”

And the sea coast shall be dwellings [and] cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks. 6. The text of Zep 2:6 is probably in disorder, as the rhythmical balance of the verse is quite obscured. The Sept. also read differently, the words the sea coast being wanting in their text. These words should probably be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zephaniah 2:6”

Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD [is] against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant. 5. the sea coast ] Or, the region by the sea. The reference is to the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zephaniah 2:5”

For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up. 4. For Gaza shall be forsaken ] The connecting word for appears to refer to the exhortation in Zep 2:3: seek the Lord, it may be ye shall be hid, for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zephaniah 2:4”

Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’s anger. 3. all ye meek of the earth ] Though the exhortation to seek the Lord (Amo 5:6; Isa 55:6) be addressed specially … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zephaniah 2:3”