Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired; GATHER YOURSELVES TOGETHER - to a religious assembly, to avert the judgment by prayers, (Joel 2:16, "Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders," etc.) So Jerome (Grotius). Or, so as not to be dissipate... [ Continue Reading ]
Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD's anger come upon you. BEFORE THE DECREE BRING FORTH - i:e., before God's decree against you announced by me (Zephaniah 1:1) have its fulfillment. As the... [ Continue Reading ]
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. SEEK YE THE LORD, ALL YE MEEK OF THE EARTH ... SEEK RIGTEOUSNESS, SEEK MEEKNESS. As in (cf. note, ), he had warned those harde... [ Continue Reading ]
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. He makes the punishment awaiting the neighbouring states an argument why the ungodly should repent () and the godly persevere-namely that so they may escape from... [ Continue Reading ]
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. WOE UNTO THE INHABITANTS OF THE SEA COAST - the Philistine dwelling on the strip of s... [ Continue Reading ]
And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks. AND THE SEA COAST SHALL BE DWELLINGS AND COTTAGES FOR SHEPHERDS, [ nªwot (H5116) kªrot (H3741)] - rather, dwellings (with) cisterns (i:e., water tanks dug in the earth) for shepherds. Instead of a thick popula... [ Continue Reading ]
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. AND THE COAST SHALL BE FOR THE REMNANT OF THE HOUSE OF JUDAH - those of t... [ Continue Reading ]
I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have 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. I HAVE HEARD THE REPROACH OF MOAB... [ Continue Reading ]
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.... [ Continue Reading ]
This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts. THIS SHALL THEY HAVE FOR THEIR PRIDE - (cf. , "magnified themselves"). THEIR PRIDE - in antithesis to the meek ().... [ Continue Reading ]
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. HE WILL FAMISH - bring low, by taking from the idols their former fame: as beasts are famished by their food being withheld.... [ Continue Reading ]
Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword. YE ETHIOPIANS ALSO, YE SHALL BE SLAIN BY MY SWORD. Fulfilled when Nebuchadnezzar (God's sword, as was the Assyrian, ) conquered Egypt, with which Ethiopia is closely connected as its ally (Jeremiah 46:2; Ezekiel 30:5). YE - literally, they. Th... [ Continue Reading ]
And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness. AND HE WILL STRETCH OUT HIS HAND AGAINST THE NORTH, AND DESTROY ASSYRIA. Here he passes suddenly to the north. Nineveh was destroyed by Cyaxares and Nabopolassar 6... [ Continue Reading ]
And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds; for he shall uncover the cedar work. AND FLOCKS SHALL LIE DOWN IN... [ Continue Reading ]
This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand. THIS IS THE REJOICING CITY THAT DWELT CARELESSLY. Nothing th... [ Continue Reading ]