Christian Standard Bible
Zephaniah 1:8
8On the day of the Lord’s sacrifice I will punish the officials, the king’s sons, and all who are dressed in foreign clothing.
Zephaniah 1:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass in the day of the Lord’s sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king’s children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.
- New International Version (NIV)“On the day of the Lord’s sacrifice I will punish the officials and the king’s sons and all those clad in foreign clothes.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And on the day of the Lord's sacrifice— "I will punish the officials and the king's sons and all who array themselves in foreign attire.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“And it shall be, In the day of the Lord’s sacrifice, That I will punish the princes and the king’s children, And all such as are clothed with foreign apparel.
Context of Zephaniah 1:8
6and those who turn back from following the Lord, who do not seek the Lord or inquire of him. 7Be silent in the presence of the Lord God, for the day of the Lord is near. Indeed, the Lord has prepared a sacrifice; he has consecrated his guests. On the day of the Lord’s sacrifice I will punish the officials, the king’s sons, and all who are dressed in foreign clothing. 9On that day I will punish all who skip over the threshold, who fill their master’s house with violence and deceit. 10On that day — this is the Lord’s declaration — there will be an outcry from the Fish Gate, a wailing from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills.
Read all of Zephaniah 1Zephaniah 1:8 word by word
וְהָיָ֗ה בְּיוֹם֙ זֶ֣בַח יְהוָ֔ה וּפָקַדְתִּ֥י עַל־הַשָּׂרִ֖ים וְעַל־בְּנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְעַ֥ל כָּל־הַלֹּבְשִׁ֖ים מַלְבּ֥וּשׁ נָכְרִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And it shall come to pass in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- of the Lord’sיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- sacrificeזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077
- that I will punishפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: punishH6485
- the princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
- and the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- and all such as are clothedלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
- with strangeנׇכְרִיnokrîy · foreignH5237
- apparelמַלְבּוּשׁmalbûsh malbûsh · garmentH4403
Cross-references for Zephaniah 1:8
- Isaiah 10:12But when the Lord finishes all his work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, he will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for his arrogant acts and the proud look in his eyes.”
- Isaiah 24:21On that day the Lord will punish the army of the heights in the heights and the kings of the ground on the ground.
- 2 Kings 23:30From Megiddo his servants carried his dead body in a chariot, brought him into Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. Then the common people took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.
- 2 Kings 24:12King Jehoiachin of Judah, along with his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials, surrendered to the king of Babylon. So the king of Babylon took him captive in the eighth year of his reign.
- 2 Kings 25:6The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and they passed sentence on him.
- Isaiah 39:7‘Some of your descendants — who come from you, whom you father — will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’”
- Jeremiah 22:11For this is what the Lord says concerning Shallum son of Josiah, king of Judah, who became king in place of his father Josiah, and who has left this place: “He will never return here again,
- Jeremiah 39:6At Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered Zedekiah’s sons before his eyes, and he also slaughtered all Judah’s nobles.
- Deuteronomy 22:5“A woman is not to wear male clothing, and a man is not to put on a woman’s garment, for everyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord your God.
- 2 Kings 10:22Then he said to the custodian of the wardrobe, “Bring out the garments for all the servants of Baal.” So he brought out their garments.
- Isaiah 3:18On that day the Lord will strip their finery: ankle bracelets, headbands, crescents,
Commentaries on Zephaniah 1:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8I will punish the princes, and the king's children - After the death of Josiah the kingdom of Judah saw no prosperity, and every reign terminated miserably; until at last King Zedekiah and the king's children were cruelly massacred at Riblah, when Nebuchadnezzar had taken Jerusalem. Strange apparel - I really think this refers more to their embracing idolatrous customs and heathen usages, than to their changing their dress. They acquired new habits, as we…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8I will punish - (Literally, visit upon). God seems oftentimes to be away from His own world. People plot, design, say, in word or in deed, “who is Lord over us?” God is, as it were, a stranger in it, or as a man, who hath “taken a journey into afar country.” God uses our own language to us. “I will visit,” inspecting (so to say), examining, sifting, reviewing, and when man‘s sins require it, allowing the weight of His displeasure to fall upon them. The…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 God's day is at hand; the punishment of presumptuous sinners is a sacrifice to the justice of God. The Jewish royal family shall be reckoned with for their pride and vanity; and those that leap on the threshold, invading their neighbours' rights, and seizing their possessions. The trading people and the rich merchants are called to account. Secure and careless people are reckoned with. They are secure and easy; they say in their heart, the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The leaders and princes of Judah were: the tribal chiefs of Israel (Numbers 1:4), court officials (1 Chronicles 22:17), district supervisors (1 Kings 20:14–15), city officials (Judges 8:6), military leaders (1 Kings 2:5; 2 Kings 1:9–14; 25:23, 26), or even religious leaders (Ezra 8:24). Their important roles gave them great responsibility before God (see James 3:1).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. the princes--who ought to have been an example of good to others, but were ringleaders in all evil. the king's children--fulfilled on Zedekiah's children (Jr 39:6); and previously, on Jehoahaz and Eliakim, the sons of Josiah (2Ki 23:31, 36; 2Ch 36:6; compare also 2Ki 20:18; 21:13). Huldah the prophetess (2Ki 22:20) intimated that which Zephaniah now more expressly foretells. all such as are clothed with strange apparel--the princes or courtiers who…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Zephaniah 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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