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Zephaniah 1:8
8“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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“On that day of judgment,” says the Lord, “I will punish the leaders and princes of Judah and all those following pagan customs.
Context of Zephaniah 1:8
6those who turn back from following the Lord and neither seek the Lord nor inquire of him.” 7Be silent before the Sovereign Lord, for the day of the Lord is near. The Lord has prepared a sacrifice; he has consecrated those he has invited. “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. 9On that day I will punish all who avoid stepping on the threshold, who fill the temple of their gods with violence and deceit. 10“On that day,” declares the Lord, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, wailing from the New Quarter, and a loud crash 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 10:12When the Lord has finished all his work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, he will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the willful pride of his heart and the haughty look in his eyes.
- Isaiah 24:21In that day the Lord will punish the powers in the heavens above and the kings on the earth below.
- 2 Kings 23:30Josiah’s servants brought his body in a chariot from Megiddo to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and anointed him and made him king in place of his father.
- 2 Kings 24:12Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his attendants, his nobles and his officials all surrendered to him. In the eighth year of the reign of the king of Babylon, he took Jehoiachin prisoner.
- 2 Kings 25:6and he was captured. He was taken to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where sentence was pronounced on him.
- Isaiah 39:7And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood who will be born to you, 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 about Shallum son of Josiah, who succeeded his father as king of Judah but has gone from this place: “He will never return.
- Jeremiah 39:6There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes and also killed all the nobles of Judah.
- Deuteronomy 22:5A woman must not wear men’s clothing, nor a man wear women’s clothing, for the Lord your God detests anyone who does this.
- 2 Kings 10:22And Jehu said to the keeper of the wardrobe, “Bring robes for all the servants of Baal.” So he brought out robes for them.
- Isaiah 3:18In that day the Lord will snatch away their finery: the bangles and headbands and crescent necklaces,
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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