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Text -- Zephaniah 1:1-12 (NET)
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Introduction
1:1 This is the prophetic message that the Lord gave to Zephaniah son of Cushi , son of Gedaliah , son of Amariah , son of Hezekiah . Zephaniah delivered this message during the reign of King Josiah son of Amon of Judah :
The Lord’s Day of Judgment is Approaching
1:2 “I will destroy everything from the face of the earth ,” says the Lord .
1:3 “I will destroy people and animals ; I will destroy the birds in the sky and the fish in the sea . (The idolatrous images of these creatures will be destroyed along with evil people .) I will remove humanity from the face of the earth ,” says the Lord .
1:4 “I will attack Judah and all who live in Jerusalem . I will remove from this place every trace of Baal worship, as well as the very memory of the pagan priests .
1:5 I will remove those who worship the stars in the sky from their rooftops , those who swear allegiance to the Lord while taking oaths in the name of their ‘king ,’
1:6 and those who turn their backs on the Lord and do not want the Lord’s help or guidance .”
1:7 Be silent before the Lord God , for the Lord’s day of judgment is almost here . The Lord has prepared a sacrificial meal ; he has ritually purified his guests .
1:8 “On the day of the Lord’s sacrificial meal, I will punish the princes and the king’s sons , and all who wear foreign styles of clothing .
1:9 On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold , who fill the house of their master with wealth taken by violence and deceit .
1:10 On that day ,” says the Lord , “a loud cry will go up from the Fish Gate , wailing from the city’s newer district , and a loud crash from the hills .
1:11 Wail , you who live in the market district , for all the merchants will disappear and those who count money will be removed .
1:12 At that time I will search through Jerusalem with lamps . I will punish the people who are entrenched in their sin , those who think to themselves , ‘The Lord neither rewards nor punishes .’
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Idolatry |
Israel |
War |
JOSIAH |
ZEPHANIAH, BOOK OF |
Amariah |
House |
APOSTASY; APOSTATE |
Hizkiah |
Maktesh |
FISH |
Baal |
Apostasy |
Gedaliah |
Sacrifices |
Zephaniah |
JERUSALEM, 2 |
Remnant |
MAKTESH, THE |
Cushi |
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NET Notes -> Zep 1:1; Zep 1:1; Zep 1:2; Zep 1:3; Zep 1:3; Zep 1:4; Zep 1:4; Zep 1:4; Zep 1:4; Zep 1:4; Zep 1:4; Zep 1:5; Zep 1:5; Zep 1:5; Zep 1:5; Zep 1:5; Zep 1:6; Zep 1:6; Zep 1:7; Zep 1:7; Zep 1:7; Zep 1:7; Zep 1:7; Zep 1:7; Zep 1:7; Zep 1:8; Zep 1:8; Zep 1:9; Zep 1:9; Zep 1:9; Zep 1:10; Zep 1:10; Zep 1:10; Zep 1:10; Zep 1:11; Zep 1:11; Zep 1:11; Zep 1:11; Zep 1:11; Zep 1:12; Zep 1:12; Zep 1:12
NET Notes: Zep 1:1 Heb “in the days of.” The words “Zephaniah delivered this message” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
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NET Notes: Zep 1:2 The Hebrew text combines the infinitive absolute of אָסַף (’asaf, “gather up, sweep away”) with a Hiph...
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NET Notes: Zep 1:4 Heb “of the pagan priests and priests.” The first word (כְּמָרִים, kÿmarim) ref...
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NET Notes: Zep 1:5 The referent of “their king” is unclear. It may refer sarcastically to a pagan god (perhaps Baal) worshiped by the people. Some English ve...
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NET Notes: Zep 1:6 Heb “who do not seek the Lord and do not inquire of him.” The present translation assumes the first verb refers to praying for divine help...
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NET Notes: Zep 1:8 The very dress of the royal court, foreign styles of clothing, revealed the degree to which Judah had assimilated foreign customs.
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NET Notes: Zep 1:9 Heb “who fill…with violence and deceit.” The expression “violence and deceit” refers metonymically to the wealth taken b...
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NET Notes: Zep 1:11 Heb “be cut off.” In the Hebrew text of v. 11b the perfect verbal forms emphasize the certainty of the judgment, speaking of it as if it w...
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