Zephaniah 1:16-18 NIV

The Biblical Illustrator - Zephaniah 1:7-18

Zephaniah 1:7-18The day of the Lord is at hand.The day of war, the day of horrorsThe war day is represented here--I. As a day of enormous sacrifice.1. Sacrifice of life. Among several classes.(1) Royalty.(2) Nobility.(3) Traders.(4) The masses.2. Sacrifice of property.II. As a day of Divine retribution. All the horrors of war are here represented as judgments from the Almighty. In using war as a punishment for sin it may be observed--1. That all who perish in war righteously deserve their... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Zephaniah 1:17

Zephaniah 1:17They shall walk like blind men.The sinner a blind travellerThe sinner is on a journey, step by step he is moving on to a destination. But how does he walk? The text tells us as a blind man. How does the blind man walk?I. Unnaturally. Though a few men may be born blind, vision is one of the chief attributes of humanity. Without the human eye all the beauties of nature would go for nothing. Blindness is unnatural. So is sin. The life of sin is a life of unnaturalness.II.... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Zephaniah 1:16

Zep 1:16 A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers. Ver. 16. A day of the trumpet ] With its horrid taratantara and alarm; not of those that shout and praise God, neither with a noise of joy and triumph, as Num 23:21 Psalms 67:5 Ezra 3:11-12 ; but of those that shout with broken sounds in the day of battle, as Amos 1:14 , in classico, in a war trumpet with a vociferation and horrible howling, such as the Turks to this day make when they storm a... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Zephaniah 1:17

Zep 1:17 And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung. Ver. 17. And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men ] The Dutch have a proverb, God puts out the eyes of him whom he intendeth to destroy; i.e. he besots and infatuates them, they shall be consilii et auxilii inopes: in rebus liquidis aqua haerebit: they grope for the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Zephaniah 1:18

Zep 1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land. Ver. 18. Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord’s wrath] "We were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold," 1 Peter 1:18 . Money hath drowned many a soul, 1 Timothy 6:9 , delivered... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Zephaniah 1:16

day: Isaiah 59:10, Jeremiah 4:19, Jeremiah 4:20, Jeremiah 6:1, Jeremiah 8:16, Hosea 5:8, Hosea 8:1, Amos 3:6, Habakkuk 1:6-2 Samuel :, Habakkuk 3:6 and against: Psalms 48:12, Psalms 48:13, Isaiah 2:12-Ezra :, Isaiah 32:14 Reciprocal: Numbers 10:9 - then ye shall Isaiah 13:10 - General Jeremiah 18:22 - a cry Jeremiah 20:16 - let him Joel 2:1 - and sound read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Zephaniah 1:17

they shall: Deuteronomy 28:28, Deuteronomy 28:29, Psalms 79:3, Isaiah 29:10, Isaiah 59:9, Isaiah 59:10, Lamentations 4:14, Matthew 15:14, John 9:40, John 9:41, Romans 11:7, Romans 11:25, 2 Corinthians 4:4, 2 Peter 1:9, 1 John 2:11, Revelation 3:17 because: Isaiah 24:5, Isaiah 24:6, Isaiah 50:1, Isaiah 59:12-Ezra :, Jeremiah 2:17, Jeremiah 2:19, Jeremiah 4:18, Lamentations 1:8, Lamentations 1:14, Lamentations 1:18, Lamentations 4:13-Ezra :, Lamentations 5:16, Lamentations 5:17, Ezekiel... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Zephaniah 1:18

their silver: Zephaniah 1:11, Psalms 49:6-1 Samuel :, Psalms 52:5-Judges :, Proverbs 11:4, Proverbs 18:11, Isaiah 2:20, Isaiah 2:21, Jeremiah 9:23, Jeremiah 9:24, Ezekiel 7:19, Matthew 16:26, Luke 12:19-Ecclesiastes :, Luke 16:22, Luke 16:23 in the day: Zephaniah 1:15, Job 21:30 but: Zephaniah 3:8, Leviticus 26:33-Habakkuk :, Deuteronomy 29:20-Hosea :, Deuteronomy 31:17, Isaiah 24:1-2 Kings :, Jeremiah 4:26-Joel :, Jeremiah 7:20, Jeremiah 7:34, Jeremiah 9:11 the fire: Zephaniah 3:8,... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Zephaniah 1:17

And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.Like blind men — Not knowing where to go.As dust — As abundantly, and as carelessly as dust in the highway. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Zephaniah 1:18

Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.In the land — Therefore let not sinners be laid asleep by the patience of God; for when the measure of their iniquity is full, his justice will both overtake and overcome them, will make quick and thorough work. read more

The Biblical Illustrator - Zephaniah 1:7-18

The Biblical Illustrator - Zephaniah 1:17

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Zephaniah 1:16

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Zephaniah 1:17

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Zephaniah 1:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Zephaniah 1:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Zephaniah 1:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Zephaniah 1:18

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Zephaniah 1:17

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Zephaniah 1:18

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