Matthew Poole Commentary - Zephaniah 2:11 - 2:11

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Matthew Poole Commentary - Zephaniah 2:11 - 2:11


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The Lord will be terrible; or, the Lord, who is to be feared, is against or above them, and will make it appear that he is terrible in his doings.



Unto them; Moabites and Ammonites, and their gods, of whom they gloried.



He will famish; starve; though now their altars are filled with sacrifices, and their bowls run over, as if they designed to make their gods fat; but they shall want their sacrifices and drink offerings, these shall be few or quite cease, and their priests grow lean. There shall be a consumption among them all.



All the gods, idols, heathen gods,



of the earth; of those lands, Dagon, Chemosh, Molech, &c., that are gods no where else but on earth, and among the deceived; or gods of the earth., as sons of the earth, vile, spurious gods.



Men shall worship him; men of that country whose gods are undone, or all men, shall know, own, and worship the God of Israel.



Every one from his place, where he dwelleth, not only at Jerusalem, or in this mount, but every where.



All the isles; either literally, as we now see it fulfilled, or as the Jews interpret isles to be transmarine places. So they wait for his law, as foretold Isa_42:4.



Of the heathen; of all nations in all parts of the world. This is eminently fulfilled by the prevailing of the gospel.