Zephaniah 2:1-7
THE EXHORTATION AND THE DOOM OF THE PHILISTINES... [ Continue Reading ]
THE EXHORTATION AND THE DOOM OF THE PHILISTINES... [ Continue Reading ]
Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, as for a penitential assembly with earnest self-examination, O NATION NOT DESIRED, literally, "that does not grow pale," which till now has felt no sense of shame,... [ Continue Reading ]
before the decree bring forth, when, according to God's plan, the day of judgment upon Judah would suddenly come, BEFORE THE DAY PASS AS THE CHAFF, coming on quickly as when the wind carries the chaff along, BEFORE THE FIERCE ANGER OF THE LORD COME UPON YOU, BEFORE THE DAY OF THE LORD'S ANGER COME U... [ Continue Reading ]
Seek ye the Lord, in proper repentance, ALL YE MEEK OF THE EARTH, the humble of the land, those who were still disposed to he guided by His will, WHICH HAVE WROUGHT HIS JUDGMENT, observed His right, trying to fulfill the decrees of His holy Word; SEEK RIGHTEOUSNESS, with ever greater truth and since... [ Continue Reading ]
For Gaza shall be forsaken, overthrown and forgotten. AND ASHKELON A DESOLATION; THEY SHALL DRIVE OUT ASHDOD, the chief seat of the worship of Dagon, AT THE NOON DAY, since she would be helpless even at midday, so that there would be no need of resorting to a night attack, AND EKRON SHALL BE ROOTED... [ Continue Reading ]
Woe unto the inhabitants of the seacoast, of the plains along the Mediterranean sea, THE NATION OF THE CHERETHITES, for a part of the Philistines, at least, traced their descent to the ancient people of Crete; THE WORD OF THE LORD IS AGAINST YOU, O CANAAN, THE LAND OF THE PHILISTINES, the word Canaa... [ Continue Reading ]
And the seacoast, then teeming with the life of rich commercial cities, SHALL BE DWELLINGS AND COTTAGES FOR SHEPHERDS, dugouts and shanties, or places for pastures where they would carry on the work of their calling, AND FOLDS FOR FLOCKS, the land reverting to the use of nomads.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah, those whom the Lord would lead hack to their own country; THEY SHALL FEED THEREUPON, making the country a pasture-ground; IN THE HOUSES OF ASHKELON, which would no longer be inhabited, SHALL THEY LIE DOWN IN THE EVENING; FOR THE LORD, THE... [ Continue Reading ]
I have heard the reproach of Moab, Cf Jeremiah 48:27, AND THE REVILINGS OF THE CHILDREN OF AMMAN, the two nations east of Jordan and of the Dead Sea, which were related to the children of Israel, but later became the enemies of God's people and made known their hostility in bitter blasphemies, WHERE... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DOOR OF MOAB, AMMAN, AND ASSYRIA... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, the supreme Ruler of the world, SURELY MOAB SHALL BE AS SODOM, AND THE CHILDREN OF AMMAN AS GAMORRAH, being overwhelmed by the destruction which was the fate of their ancestor's cities, EVEN THE BREEDING OF NETTLES, a weed growing only... [ Continue Reading ]
This shall they have for their pride, in proper retaliation for the manner in which they had dealt with Jehovah's people, BECAUSE THEY HAVE REPROACHED AND MAGNIFIED THEMSELVES AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF THE LORD OF HOSTS.... [ Continue Reading ]
The Lord will be terrible unto them, dealing with them in a manner which is hound to strike terror to their hearts; FOR HE WILL FAMISH, or destroy, ALL THE GODS OF THE EARTH, all the idols in which men placed their trust; AND MEN SHALL WORSHIP HIM, acknowledging His supremacy, EVERY ONE FROM HIS PLA... [ Continue Reading ]
Ye Ethiopians also, representatives of the heathen nations of the South, YE SHALL BE SLAIN BY MY SWORD, the statement in the third person dismissing them as of no further importance.... [ Continue Reading ]
And He will stretch out His hand against the North, and destroy Assyria, powerful though it was at that time, AND WILL MAKE NINEVEH, the capital of Assyria, Jonah 1:2, A DESOLATION, although it was then surrounded by a network of irrigation canals, AND DRY LIKE A WILDERNESS. The prophet purposely de... [ Continue Reading ]
And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, the former great city had been leveled to the ground and reverted back to a pasture-ground, ALL THE BEASTS OF THE NATIONS, beasts of all kinds in droves or great masses; BOTH THE CORMORANT, THE PELICANS, AND THE BITTERN, or hedge-hog, SHALL LODGE IN THE... [ Continue Reading ]
This is the rejoicing city, where shouts of gaiety were heard without ceasing, THAT DWELT CARELESSLY, in perfect security, THAT SAID IN HER HEART, in proud self-confidence, I AM, AND THERE IS NONE BESIDE ME. HOW IS SHE BECOME A DESOLATION, a deserted place, A PLACE FOR BEASTS TO LIE DOWN IN, a lair... [ Continue Reading ]