Zephaniah 2:4-6 NASB,NASB

The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 2:4-7

§ 2. The admonition is enforced by the announcement of the punishment that is about to fall on various nations, which shall prepare the way for the general acceptance of true religion; and first the sentence shall reach the Philistines. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 2:5

Woe . The denunciation extends to all Philistia. The inhabitants of the sea coast. Both the. Greek and Latin Versions retain the notion of the Hebrew word chebel: "Ye who inhabit the measured allotment of the sea." "Philistia," says Sir C. Warren, "consists of an undulating plain from fifty to a hundred feet above the level of the sea, reaching thirty-two miles from Ekron to Gaza, with a breadth of from nine to sixteen miles. To the east of this the hills commence, not the hill country,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 2:6

Dwellings and cottages for shepherds; better, pastures with caves for shepherds. In the use of the word keroth, "diggings" ("cottages," Authorized Version) there is probably intended another play on the "Cherethites." Neale, "The road from Gaza to Askalon lay along the sea shore. In the winter months many parts of it are impracticable, owing to the encroachment of the sea. The surf then dashes wildly into the huge caverns worked out of the endless sand hills that line this coast. These... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 2:4

For - As a ground for repentance and perseverance, he goes through Pagan nations, upon whom God’s wrath should come. Jerome: “As Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, after visions concerning Judah, turn to other nations round about, and according to the character of each, announce what shall come upon them, and dwell at length upon it, so doth this prophet, though more briefly” And thus under five nations, who lay west, east, south and north, he includes all mankind on all sides, and, again, according to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 2:5

The “woe” having been pronounced on the five cities apart, now falls upon the whole nation of the Cherethites or Philistines. The Cherethites are only named as equivalent to the Philistines, probably as originally a distinct immigration of the same people . The name is used by the Egyptian slave of the Amalekite 1 Samuel 30:14 for those whom the author of the first book of Samuel calls Philistines 1 Samuel 30:16. Ezekiel uses the name parallel with that of “Philistines,” with reference to the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 2:6

The seacoast shall be dwellings and cottages - o, literally, cuttings or diggings. This is the central meaning of the word; the place of the Cherethites (the cutters off) shall be “cheroth” of shepherds, places which they dug up that their flocks might be enclosed therein. The tracts once full of fighting men, the scourge of Judah, should be so desolate of its former people, as to become a sheep-walk. Men of peace should take the place of its warriors.So the shepherds of the Gospel with their... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zephaniah 2:4-7

Zephaniah 2:4-7. For Gaza shall be forsaken The prophet digresses here to foretel the fate of some cities and nations bordering on Judea; probably with a view to show that when Judea should be invaded, and Jerusalem attacked, there would be no place for the Jews to escape to, since all the neighbouring cities would be brought to ruin, as well as those of Judea. Nebuchadnezzar, as history informs us, took many of the cities of the Philistines. Wo to the inhabitants of the sea-coasts Wo to... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Zephaniah 2:1-15

The certainty of judgment (2:1-15)In spite of the certainty of judgment, there is still hope for those who will turn to God in humility and faith. The only ones to escape the divine wrath will be those who renounce their former wrongdoing and determine to live in obedience to God (2:1-3).To impress upon the Jerusalemites that no sinners will escape God’s wrath, Zechariah gives them examples of coming judgment on neighbouring nations. The first judgment concerns regions to the west of Judah. The... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zephaniah 2:4

For Gaza. Supply the logical Ellipsis ( App-6 ), here, and in verses: Zep 8:12 , Zep 8:13 , Zephaniah 3:1 , thus: "[Mine anger shall be upon Gaza, saith the Lord ], For", &c. Gaza . . . forsaken. Note the Figure of speech Paronomasia ( App-6 ), for emphasis. Heb 'azzah . . . 'azubah. Ashkelon. Now 'Askalan, on the coast of Philistia. desolation = ruin. Long since fulfilled. Aahdod Now Esdud. The same as Azotus in Acts 8:40 . at the noon day: i.e. during the noon day siesta. ... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zephaniah 2:5

sea coast: or, country by the sea. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 2:4-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 2:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 2:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 2:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 2:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 2:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zephaniah 2:4-7

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Zephaniah 2:1-15

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zephaniah 2:4

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zephaniah 2:5

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