Zephaniah 1:4

Zephaniah 1:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;
• New International Version (NIV)“I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all who live in Jerusalem. I will destroy every remnant of Baal worship in this place, the very names of the idolatrous priests—
• English Standard Version (ESV)"I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off from this place the remnant of Baal and the name of the idolatrous priests along with the priests,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“I will stretch out My hand against Judah, And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. I will cut off every trace of Baal from this place, The names of the idolatrous priests with the pagan priests—

Context of Zephaniah 1:4

2I will totally sweep away everything from the face of the earth, declares Adonai. 3I will sweep away man and beast, I will sweep away the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea— also the stumbling blocks—the wicked. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth, declares Adonai. “I will stretch out my hand upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place —the names of the idolatrous priests along with the kohanim, 5those bowing down on the roofs to the host of the heavens. those bowing down, swearing to Adonai and also swearing by Molech 6those turning from following Adonai, not seeking Adonai or consulting Him.

Zephaniah 1:4 word by word

וְנָטִ֤יתִי יָדִי֙ עַל־יְהוּדָ֔ה וְעַ֖ל כָּל־יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְהִכְרַתִּ֞י מִן־הַמָּק֤וֹם הַזֶּה֙ אֶת־שְׁאָ֣ר הַבַּ֔עַל אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם הַכְּמָרִ֖ים עִם־הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I will also stretch outנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• mine handיָדyâd · handH3027
• upon Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and upon all the inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• and I will cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: cutH3772
• the remnantשְׁאָרshe'âr · remnantH7605
• of Baalבַּעַלba‛al · BaalH1168
• from this placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the Chemarimsכֹּ֫מֶרkâmâr · pagan priestH3649
• with the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548

Cross-references for Zephaniah 1:4

• Exodus 15:12You stretched out Your right hand, the earth swallowed them.
• 2 Kings 21:13I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria and the plummet of the house of Ahab, and I will utterly wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish—wiping it and turning it upside down.
• Isaiah 14:26This is the purpose planned for the whole earth, and this is the hand that is stretched out over all the nations.”
• 2 Kings 23:4Then the king commanded Hilkiah the kohen gadol , the kohanim of the second order and the doorkeepers to bring out of the Temple of Adonai all the vessels made for Baal and Asherah, and all the host of heaven, and he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and took their ashes to Bethel.
• 2 Chronicles 34:4They tore down the altars of the Baal in his presence and chopped down the sun-images that were above them. Also the Asherah poles and the carved and molten images he smashed into pieces, ground into dust, and scattered upon the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.
• Hosea 10:5The inhabitants of Samaria will quarrel over the calves of Beth-aven. Indeed its people will mourn over it, but its priests will tremble over it. For its glory will surely depart from it.

Commentaries on Zephaniah 1:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4I will cut off the remnant of Baal - I think he refers here, partly at least, to the reformation which Josiah was to bring about. See the account, 2 Kings 23:5; (note). The Chemarims - The black-robed priests of different idols. See the note on 2 Kings 23:6. These were put down by Josiah.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4I will also stretch out Mine Hand - As before on Egypt. Judah had gone in the ways of Egypt and learned her sins, and sinned worse than Egypt. “The mighty Hand and stretched-out Arm” Jeremiah 2:10-11, with which she had been delivered, shall be again “stretched out,” yet, not for her but “upon” her, “upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.” In this threatened destruction of all, Judah and Jerusalem are singled out, because “judgment” shall “begin at the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4When Zephaniah made this prophecy, before Josiah's reforms in 622 BC, idolatrous priests actively promoted Baal worship and other forms of paganism (2 Kings 23:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. stretch out mine hand--indicating some remarkable and unusual work of vengeance (Is 5:25; 9:12, 17, 21). Judah--including Benjamin. These two tribes are to suffer, which thought themselves perpetually secure, because they escaped the captivity in which the ten tribes were involved. Jerusalem--the fountainhead of the evil. God begins with His sanctuary (Eze 9:6), and those who are nigh Him (Le 10:3). the remnant of Baal--the remains of Baal worship…Read the comment

Topics related to Zephaniah 1:4

• Apostasy
• Chemarim
• Idolatry

In the dictionaries

• Baal
• Jerusalem
• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Chemarim
• Crashing
• Wasteness
• Apostasy; Apostate
• Josiah

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