The prophet, having declared the judgments which were ready to fall on his people, earnestly exhorts them to repentance, that these judgments may be averted, Zep 2:1-3. He then foretells the fate of other neighboring …
2antes que tenga efecto el decreto, y el día se pase como el tamo; antes que venga sobre vosotros el furor de la ira de Jehová, antes que el día de la ira de Jehová venga sobre vosotros.
3Buscad a Jehová todos los humildes de la tierra, los que pusisteis por obra su juicio; buscad justicia, buscad mansedumbre; quizá seréis guardados en el día del enojo de Jehová.
4Porque Gaza será desamparada, y Ascalón asolada; saquearán a Asdod en pleno día, y Ecrón será desarraigada.
5¡Ay de los que moran en la costa del mar, del pueblo de los cereteos! La palabra de Jehová es contra vosotros, oh Canaán, tierra de los filisteos, y te haré destruir hasta no dejar morador.
6Y será la costa del mar praderas para pastores, y corrales de ovejas.
7Será aquel lugar para el remanente de la casa de Judá; allí apacentarán; en las casas de Ascalón dormirán de noche; porque Jehová su Dios los visitará, y levantará su cautiverio.
8Yo he oído las afrentas de Moab, y los denuestos de los hijos de Amón con que deshonraron a mi pueblo, y se engrandecieron sobre su territorio.
9Por tanto, vivo yo, dice Jehová de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel, que Moab será como Sodoma, y los hijos de Amón como Gomorra; campo de ortigas, y mina de sal, y asolamiento perpetuo; el remanente de mi pueblo los saqueará, y el remanente de mi pueblo los heredará.
10Esto les vendrá por su soberbia, porque afrentaron y se engrandecieron contra el pueblo de Jehová de los ejércitos.
11Terrible será Jehová contra ellos, porque destruirá a todos los dioses de la tierra, y desde sus lugares se inclinarán a él todas las tierras de las naciones.
12También vosotros los de Etiopía seréis muertos con mi espada.
13Y extenderá su mano sobre el norte, y destruirá a Asiria, y convertirá a Nínive en asolamiento y en sequedal como un desierto.
14Rebaños de ganado harán en ella majada, todas las bestias del campo; el pelícano también y el erizo dormirán en sus dinteles; su voz cantará en las ventanas; habrá desolación en las puertas, porque su enmaderamiento de cedro será descubierto.
15Esta es la ciudad alegre que estaba confiada, la que decía en su corazón: Yo, y no más. ¡Cómo fue asolada, hecha guarida de fieras! Cualquiera que pasare junto a ella, se burlará y sacudirá su mano.
ADAM CLARKE BIBLE COMMENTARY
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Versículo 1
I. Gather yourselves - Others, sift yourselves. Separate the chaff from the wheat, before the judgme…
Gather yourselves - Others, sift yourselves. Separate the chaff from the wheat, before the judgments of God fall upon you. O nation not desired - unlovely, not delighted in; hated because of your sin. The Israelites are addressed.
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II. Ye meek of the earth - ענוי anavey, ye oppressed and humbled of the land.
Ye meek of the earth - ענוי anavey, ye oppressed and humbled of the land.
It may be ye shall be hid - The sword has not a commission against you. Ask God, and he will be a refuge to you from the storm and from the tempest.
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III. Gaza shall be forsaken - This prophecy is against the Philistines. They had been greatly harassed…
Gaza shall be forsaken - This prophecy is against the Philistines. They had been greatly harassed by the kings of Egypt; but were completely ruined by Nebuchadnezzar, who took all Phoenicia from the Egyptians; and about the time of his taking Tyre, devastated all the seignories of the Philistines. This ruin we have seen foretold by the other prophets, and have already remarked its exact fulfillment.
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Versículo 5
IV. The sea-coasts, the nation of the Cherethites - The sea-coasts mean all the country lying on the …
The sea-coasts, the nation of the Cherethites - The sea-coasts mean all the country lying on the Mediterranean coast from Egypt to Joppa and Gaza. The Cherethites - the Cretans who were probably a colony of the Phoenicians. See on Sa1 30:14 (note), and Amo 9:7 (note).
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V. And the sea-coasts shall be dwellings - Newcome considers כרת keroth as a proper name, not cottag…
And the sea-coasts shall be dwellings - Newcome considers כרת keroth as a proper name, not cottages or folds. The Septuagint have Κρητη, Crete, and so has the Syriac. Abp. Secker notes, Alibi non extat כרת, et forte notat patriam των כרתים. "The word כרת is not found elsewhere, and probably it is the name of the country of the Cherethim."
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VI. The coast shall be for the remnant - Several devastations fell on the Philistines. Gaza was ruine…
The coast shall be for the remnant - Several devastations fell on the Philistines. Gaza was ruined by the army of Alexander the Great, and the Maccabees finally accomplished all that was predicted by the prophets against this invariably wicked people. They lost their polity, and were at last obliged to receive circumcision.
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Versículo 8
VII. I have heard the reproach of Moab - God punished them for the cruel part they had taken in the pe…
I have heard the reproach of Moab - God punished them for the cruel part they had taken in the persecutions of the Jews; for when they lay under the displeasure of God, these nations insulted them in the most provoking manner. See on Amo 1:13 (note), and Gen 19:25 (note); Deu 29:23 (note); Isa 13:19 (note); Isa 34:13 (note); Jer 49:18 (note); Jer 50:40 (note).
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VIII. The breeding of nettles - That is, their land shall become desolate, and be a place for nettles, …
The breeding of nettles - That is, their land shall become desolate, and be a place for nettles, thorns, etc., to flourish in, for want of cultivation.
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Versículo 10
IX. Because they have reproached - See on Zep 2:8 (note).
Because they have reproached - See on Zep 2:8 (note).
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Versículo 11
X. He will famish all the gods of the earth - They shall have no more sacrifices; their worship shal…
He will famish all the gods of the earth - They shall have no more sacrifices; their worship shall be entirely destroyed. Idolaters supposed that their gods actually fed on the fumes and spirituous exhalations that arose from the burnt-offerings which they made unto their idols. It is in reference to this opinion that the Lord says, "He will famish all the gods of the land."
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XI. Ye Ethiopians also - Nebuchadnezzar subdued these. See Jer 46:2, Jer 46:9; Eze 30:4, Eze 30:10. S…
Ye Ethiopians also - Nebuchadnezzar subdued these. See Jer 46:2, Jer 46:9; Eze 30:4, Eze 30:10. See also on Amo 9:7 (note).
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XII. He will - destroy Assyria - He will overthrow the empire, and Nineveh, their metropolitan city. S…
He will - destroy Assyria - He will overthrow the empire, and Nineveh, their metropolitan city. See on Jonah and Nahum.
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XIII. And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her - Nineveh was so completely destroyed, that its sit…
And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her - Nineveh was so completely destroyed, that its situation is not at present even known. The present city of Mossoul is supposed to be in the vicinity of the place where this ancient city stood.
The cormorant קאת kaath; and the bittern, קפד kippod. These Newcome translates, "The pelican and the porcupine."
Their voice shall sing in the windows - The windows shall be all demolished; wild fowl shall build their nests in them, and shall be seen coming from their sills, and the fine cedar ceilings shall be exposed to the weather, and by and by crumble to dust. See the note on Isa 34:11-14 (note), where nearly the same terms are used.
I have in another place introduced a remarkable couplet quoted by Sir W. Jones from a Persian poet, which speaks of desolation in nearly the same terms.
"The spider holds the veil in the palace of Caesar:
The owl stands sentinel in the watchtower of Afrasiab."
XIV
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XIV. This is the rejoicing city - The city in which mirth, jocularity, and pleasure, reigned without i…
This is the rejoicing city - The city in which mirth, jocularity, and pleasure, reigned without interruption.
And wag his hand - Will point her out as a mark and monument of Divine displeasure.
Antiguo Testamento
Zephaniah — Capítulo 2
The prophet, having declared the judgments which were ready to fall on his people, earnestly exhorts them to repentance, that these judgments may be averted, Zep 2:1-3. He then foretells the fate of other neighboring …
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1Congregaos y meditad, oh nación sin pudor,
2antes que tenga efecto el decreto, y el día se pase como el tamo; antes que venga sobre vosotros el furor de la ira de Jehová, antes que el día de la ira de Jehová venga sobre vosotros.
3Buscad a Jehová todos los humildes de la tierra, los que pusisteis por obra su juicio; buscad justicia, buscad mansedumbre; quizá seréis guardados en el día del enojo de Jehová.
4Porque Gaza será desamparada, y Ascalón asolada; saquearán a Asdod en pleno día, y Ecrón será desarraigada.
5¡Ay de los que moran en la costa del mar, del pueblo de los cereteos! La palabra de Jehová es contra vosotros, oh Canaán, tierra de los filisteos, y te haré destruir hasta no dejar morador.
6Y será la costa del mar praderas para pastores, y corrales de ovejas.
7Será aquel lugar para el remanente de la casa de Judá; allí apacentarán; en las casas de Ascalón dormirán de noche; porque Jehová su Dios los visitará, y levantará su cautiverio.
8Yo he oído las afrentas de Moab, y los denuestos de los hijos de Amón con que deshonraron a mi pueblo, y se engrandecieron sobre su territorio.
9Por tanto, vivo yo, dice Jehová de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel, que Moab será como Sodoma, y los hijos de Amón como Gomorra; campo de ortigas, y mina de sal, y asolamiento perpetuo; el remanente de mi pueblo los saqueará, y el remanente de mi pueblo los heredará.
10Esto les vendrá por su soberbia, porque afrentaron y se engrandecieron contra el pueblo de Jehová de los ejércitos.
11Terrible será Jehová contra ellos, porque destruirá a todos los dioses de la tierra, y desde sus lugares se inclinarán a él todas las tierras de las naciones.
12También vosotros los de Etiopía seréis muertos con mi espada.
13Y extenderá su mano sobre el norte, y destruirá a Asiria, y convertirá a Nínive en asolamiento y en sequedal como un desierto.
14Rebaños de ganado harán en ella majada, todas las bestias del campo; el pelícano también y el erizo dormirán en sus dinteles; su voz cantará en las ventanas; habrá desolación en las puertas, porque su enmaderamiento de cedro será descubierto.
15Esta es la ciudad alegre que estaba confiada, la que decía en su corazón: Yo, y no más. ¡Cómo fue asolada, hecha guarida de fieras! Cualquiera que pasare junto a ella, se burlará y sacudirá su mano.
ADAM CLARKE BIBLE COMMENTARY
Versículo 1
I. Gather yourselves - Others, sift yourselves. Separate the chaff from the wheat, before the judgme…
Versículo 3
II. Ye meek of the earth - ענוי anavey, ye oppressed and humbled of the land.
Versículo 4
III. Gaza shall be forsaken - This prophecy is against the Philistines. They had been greatly harassed…
Versículo 5
IV. The sea-coasts, the nation of the Cherethites - The sea-coasts mean all the country lying on the …
Versículo 6
V. And the sea-coasts shall be dwellings - Newcome considers כרת keroth as a proper name, not cottag…
Versículo 7
VI. The coast shall be for the remnant - Several devastations fell on the Philistines. Gaza was ruine…
Versículo 8
VII. I have heard the reproach of Moab - God punished them for the cruel part they had taken in the pe…
Versículo 9
VIII. The breeding of nettles - That is, their land shall become desolate, and be a place for nettles, …
Versículo 10
IX. Because they have reproached - See on Zep 2:8 (note).
Versículo 11
X. He will famish all the gods of the earth - They shall have no more sacrifices; their worship shal…
Versículo 12
XI. Ye Ethiopians also - Nebuchadnezzar subdued these. See Jer 46:2, Jer 46:9; Eze 30:4, Eze 30:10. S…
Versículo 13
XII. He will - destroy Assyria - He will overthrow the empire, and Nineveh, their metropolitan city. S…
Versículo 14
XIII. And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her - Nineveh was so completely destroyed, that its sit…
Versículo 15
XIV. This is the rejoicing city - The city in which mirth, jocularity, and pleasure, reigned without i…