Zephaniah 1:8

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 their backs on the Lord and do not want the Lord’s help or guidance.” 7Be 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. “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. 9On 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. 10On 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.

Zephaniah 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 sovereign master finishes judging Mount Zion and Jerusalem, then I will punish the king of Assyria for what he has proudly planned and for the arrogant attitude he displays.
• Isaiah 24:21At that time the Lord will punish the heavenly forces in the heavens and the earthly kings on the earth.
• 2 Kings 23:30His servants transported his dead body from Megiddo in a chariot and brought it to Jerusalem, where they buried him in his tomb. The people of the land took Josiah’s son Jehoahaz, poured olive oil on his head, and made him king in his father’s place.
• 2 Kings 24:12King Jehoiachin of Judah, along with his mother, his servants, his officials, and his eunuchs surrendered to the king of Babylon. The king of Babylon, in the eighth year of his reign, took Jehoiachin prisoner.
• 2 Kings 25:6They captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where he passed sentence on him.
• Isaiah 39:7‘Some of your very own descendants whom you father will be taken away and will be made eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’”
• Jeremiah 22:11“‘For the Lord has spoken about Shallum son of Josiah, who succeeded his father as king of Judah but was carried off into exile. He has said, “He will never return to this land.
• Jeremiah 39:6There at Riblah the king of Babylon had Zedekiah’s sons put to death while Zedekiah was forced to watch. The king of Babylon also had all the nobles of Judah put to death.
• Deuteronomy 22:5A woman must not wear men’s clothing, nor should a man dress up in women’s clothing, for anyone who does this is offensive to the Lord your God.
• 2 Kings 10:22Jehu ordered the one who was in charge of the wardrobe, “Bring out robes for all the servants of Baal.” So he brought out robes for them.
• Isaiah 3:18At that time the sovereign master will remove their beautiful ankle jewelry, neck ornaments, crescent shaped 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

Topics related to Zephaniah 1:8

• Day
• Dress
• Rulers
• Sacrifices
• War

In the dictionaries

• Crashing
• Dress
• Wasteness
• Apparel
• Jerahmeel; Jerahmeelites
• Molech; Moloch
• Zephaniah, Book of

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