New American Standard Bible 1995
Zephaniah 1:8
8“Then it will come about on the day of the Lord’s sacrifice That I will 1punish the princes, the king’s sons And all who clothe themselves with 2foreign garments.
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 have turned back from following the Lord, And those who have not sought the Lord or inquired of Him.” 7Be silent before the Lord God! For the day of the Lord is near, For the Lord has prepared a sacrifice, He has consecrated His guests. “Then it will come about on the day of the Lord’s sacrifice That I will punish the princes, the king’s sons And all who clothe themselves with foreign garments. 9And I will punish on that day all who leap on the temple threshold, Who fill the house of their lord with violence and deceit. 10On that day,” declares the Lord, “There will be the sound of a cry from the Fish Gate, A wail from the Second Quarter, And a loud crash from the hills.
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וְהָיָ֗ה בְּיוֹם֙ זֶ֣בַח יְהוָ֔ה וּפָקַדְתִּ֥י עַל־הַשָּׂרִ֖ים וְעַל־בְּנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְעַ֥ל כָּל־הַלֹּבְשִׁ֖ים מַלְבּ֥וּשׁ נָכְרִֽי׃Read the interlinear
- Then it will comeהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
- about on the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- of the Lord’sיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- sacrificeזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077
- punishפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: punishH6485
- the princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
- the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- And allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- who clotheלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
- foreignנׇכְרִיnokrîy · foreignH5237
- garmentsמַלְבּוּשׁmalbûsh malbûsh · garmentH4403
Cross-references for Zephaniah 1:8
- Isaiah 10:12So it will be that when the Lord has completed all His work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and the pomp of his haughtiness.”
- Isaiah 24:21So it will happen in that day, That the Lord will punish the host of heaven on high, And the kings of the earth on earth.
- 2 Kings 23:30His servants drove his body in a chariot from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah and anointed him and made him king in place of his father.
- 2 Kings 24:12Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he and his mother and his servants and his captains and his officials. So the king of Babylon took him captive in the eighth year of his reign.
- 2 Kings 25:6Then they captured the king and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and he passed sentence on him.
- Isaiah 39:7‘And some of your sons who will issue from you, whom you will beget, will be taken away, and they will become officials in the palace of the king of Babylon.’”
- Jeremiah 22:11For thus says the Lord in regard to Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who became king in the place of Josiah his father, who went forth from this place, “He will never return there;
- Jeremiah 39:6Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes at Riblah; the king of Babylon also slew all the nobles of Judah.
- Deuteronomy 22:5“A woman shall not wear man’s clothing, nor shall a man put on a woman’s clothing; for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord your God.
- 2 Kings 10:22He said to the one who was in charge of the wardrobe, “Bring out garments for all the worshipers of Baal.” So he brought out garments for them.
- Isaiah 3:18In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, headbands, crescent ornaments,
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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