Zephaniah 2:4-6 NASB,NASB

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Zephaniah 2:4-15

4-15 Those are really in a woful condition who have the word of the Lord against them, for no word of his shall fall to the ground. God will restore his people to their rights, though long kept from them. It has been the common lot of God's people, in all ages, to be reproached and reviled. God shall be worshipped, not only by all Israel, and the strangers who join them, but by the heathen. Remote nations must be reckoned with for the wrongs done to God's people. The sufferings of the insolent... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Zephaniah 2:1-7

The Exhortation and the Doom of the Philistines v. 1. Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, as for a penitential assembly with earnest self-examination, o nation not desired, literally, "that does not grow pale," which till now has felt no sense of shame, v. 2. before the decree bring forth, when, according to God's plan, the day of judgment upon Judah would suddenly come, before the day pass as the chaff, coming on quickly as when the wind carries the chaff along, before the... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Zephaniah 2:4-15

REASONSZephaniah 2:4 to Zephaniah 3:7Zephaniah 2:4 For Gaza shall be forsaken,And Ashkelon shall become a desolation;Ashdod, they shall drive her out at noon-day,1And Ekron shall be rooted out.5 Woe to the inhabitants of the sea-coast!2The nation of the Cherithim!3The word of Jehovah is against you,O Canaan, land of the Philistines!I will destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.6 And the sea-coast2 shall become places for pasture,And folds for flocks.7 And the coast2 shall be for the... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Zephaniah 2:1-15

Meekness Saves, Pride Destroys Zephaniah 2:1-15 The nation, on the whole, had no remorse, no desire for God; but there were a few meek and lowly souls, and the hope was held out to them that they would be hidden from the coming overthrow. God discriminates in His judgments, and sends His angels to conduct Lot out of Sodom. The judgment of the surrounding nations occupies Zephaniah 2:4-15 . Philistia, Moab, Amnion, Ethiopia and Assyria, are mentioned. God never forgets the treatment meted out... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 2:1-4

The first movement of the prophecy is the prophet's declaration of the coming judgment of Jehovah. This he announced in general terms, then described more particularly its procedure and character. This description opened with a comprehensive announcement, "I will utterly consume all things from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah." Zephaniah then showed that to be a description of the creation in so far as it had become evil: man and the sphere of his dominion, the stumbling-blocks,... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Zephaniah 2:1-15

After this declaration, the prophet uttered his great appeal, first to the nation as a whole, calling on it to pull itself together before the opportunity for repentance should pass, before the hour of judgment should arrive. As though conscious that that larger appeal would be unavailing, he turned to the remnant, to such as were the "meek of the earth," and urged them to renewed devotion. This appeal he enforced by argument, in which he again set forth the fact of the coming judgment on the... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 2:6-7

‘THE RESTING FLOCK AT EVENTIDE’‘The sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks. And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening.’ Zephaniah 2:6-Judges : It is with the imagery of this prophecy we have to do now. The weary and perilous day is ended, and the time of rest is come for the sheep of God’s pasture. So they are led by Him as their Shepherd to their... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Zephaniah 2:4-7

The Philistines (Zephaniah 2:4-7 ). Zephaniah 2:4-5 ‘For Gaza will be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation. They will drive out Ashdod at noonday, and Ekron will be rooted up. Woe to the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites. The word of YHWH is against you, O Canaan, the land of the Philistines. “I will destroy you so that there will be no inhabitant.” ’ The Philistines (Cherethites) who dwell on the sea coast of Canaan are to be annihilated. Their great cities, Gaza,... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Zephaniah 2:1-7

Zephaniah 2. Doom on Philistia [Moab and Ammon], Ethiopia, and Assyria. Zephaniah 2:1-Judges : . Having spent its rage on Judah, the storm of Divine judgment sweeps south by the Philistian sea-board, uprooting cities and their inhabitants, driving them off like chaff, and leaving the once fertile plain a pasturage for shepherds and folds for flocks. Zephaniah 2:1 . The meaning of the first words is highly uncertain. An attractive suggestion yields, “ Get you shame, yea, be abashed, O nation... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Zephaniah 2:4

For; it is time to seek some refuge, high time to seek it in God, for your neighbours, as well as you, shall be destroyed, there shall he no refuge for you among your neighbours. Gaza; a chief city of the Philistines, very strong by its situation, and by art fortified; a frontier toward Egypt, and not full three miles from the sea. Shall be forsaken; when the conquering army of the Chaldeans shall come against it, shall be forsaken either by the flight or captivity of the inhabitants. Ashkelon;... read more