The prophet reproves Jerusalem, and all her guides and rulers, for their obstinate perseverance in impiety, notwithstanding all the warnings and corrections which they had received from God, Zep 3:1-7. They are encour…
1¡Ay de la ciudad rebelde y contaminada y opresora!
2No escuchó la voz, ni recibió la corrección; no confió en Jehová, no se acercó a su Dios.
3Sus príncipes en medio de ella son leones rugientes; sus jueces, lobos nocturnos que no dejan hueso para la mañana.
4Sus profetas son livianos, hombres prevaricadores; sus sacerdotes contaminaron el santuario, falsearon la ley.
5Jehová en medio de ella es justo, no hará iniquidad; de mañana sacará a luz su juicio, nunca faltará; pero el perverso no conoce la vergüenza.
6Hice destruir naciones; sus habitaciones están asoladas; hice desiertas sus calles, hasta no quedar quien pase; sus ciudades están asoladas hasta no quedar hombre, hasta no quedar habitante.
7Dije: Ciertamente me temerá; recibirá corrección, y no será destruida su morada según todo aquello por lo cual la castigué. Mas ellos se apresuraron a corromper todos sus hechos.
8Por tanto, esperadme, dice Jehová, hasta el día que me levante para juzgaros; porque mi determinación es reunir las naciones, juntar los reinos, para derramar sobre ellos mi enojo, todo el ardor de mi ira; por el fuego de mi celo será consumida toda la tierra.
9En aquel tiempo devolveré yo a los pueblos pureza de labios, para que todos invoquen el nombre de Jehová, para que le sirvan de común consentimiento.
10De la región más allá de los ríos de Etiopía me suplicarán; la hija de mis esparcidos traerá mi ofrenda.
11En aquel día no serás avergonzada por ninguna de tus obras con que te rebelaste contra mí; porque entonces quitaré de en medio de ti a los que se alegran en tu soberbia, y nunca más te ensoberbecerás en mi santo monte.
12Y dejaré en medio de ti un pueblo humilde y pobre, el cual confiará en el nombre de Jehová.
13El remanente de Israel no hará injusticia ni dirá mentira, ni en boca de ellos se hallará lengua engañosa; porque ellos serán apacentados, y dormirán, y no habrá quien los atemorice.
14Canta, oh hija de Sion; da voces de júbilo, oh Israel; gózate y regocíjate de todo corazón, hija de Jerusalén.
15Jehová ha apartado tus juicios, ha echado fuera tus enemigos; Jehová es Rey de Israel en medio de ti; nunca más verás el mal.
16En aquel tiempo se dirá a Jerusalén: No temas; Sion, no se debiliten tus manos.
17Jehová está en medio de ti, poderoso, él salvará; se gozará sobre ti con alegría, callará de amor, se regocijará sobre ti con cánticos.
18Reuniré a los fastidiados por causa del largo tiempo; tuyos fueron, para quienes el oprobio de ella era una carga.
19He aquí, en aquel tiempo yo apremiaré a todos tus opresores; y salvaré a la que cojea, y recogeré la descarriada; y os pondré por alabanza y por renombre en toda la tierra.
20En aquel tiempo yo os traeré, en aquel tiempo os reuniré yo; pues os pondré para renombre y para alabanza entre todos los pueblos de la tierra, cuando levante vuestro cautiverio delante de vuestros ojos, dice Jehová.
ADAM CLARKE BIBLE COMMENTARY
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Versículo 1
I. Wo to her that is filthy - This is a denunciation of Divine judgment against Jerusalem.
Wo to her that is filthy - This is a denunciation of Divine judgment against Jerusalem.
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Versículo 2
II. She obeyed not the voice - Of conscience, of God, and of his prophets.
She obeyed not the voice - Of conscience, of God, and of his prophets.
She received not correction - Did not profit by his chastisements; was uneasy and ill-tempered under her afflictions, and derived no manner of good from these chastisements.
She trusted not in the Lord - Did not consider him as the Fountain whence all help and salvation should come; and rather sought for support from man and herself, than from God.
She drew not near to her God - Did not worship him; did not walk in his ways; did not make prayer and supplication to him.
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Versículo 3
III. Her princes - are roaring lions - Tearing all to pieces without shadow of law, except their own d…
Her princes - are roaring lions - Tearing all to pieces without shadow of law, except their own despotic power.
Her judges are evening wolves - Being a little afraid of the lion-like princes, they practice their unjust dealings from evening to morning, and take the day to find their rest.
They gnaw not the bones till the morrow - They devour the flesh in the night, and gnaw the bones and extract the marrow afterwards. They use all violence and predatory oppression, like wild beasts; they shun the light, and turn day into night by their revellings.
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Versículo 4
IV. Her prophets are light and treacherous persons - They have no seriousness, no deep conviction of …
Her prophets are light and treacherous persons - They have no seriousness, no deep conviction of the awful nature of their office, no concern for the immortal souls of the people. Treacherous persons - they betray the souls of the people for the sake of worldly honor, pleasure, and profit. Even in our own enlightened country we find prophets who prefer hunting the hare or the fox, and pursuing the partridge and pheasant, to visiting the sick, and going after the strayed, lost sheep of the house of Israel. Poor souls! They know neither God nor themselves; and if they did visit the sick, they could not speak to them to exhortation, edification, or comfort. God never called them to his work; therefore they know nothing of it. But O, what an account have these pleasure-taking false prophets to render to the Shepherd of souls!
They have done violence to the law - They have forced wrong constructions on it in order to excuse themselves, and lull the people into spiritual slumber. So we find that it was an ancient practice for men to wrest the Scriptures to their own destruction.
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Versículo 5
V. The just Lord is in the midst thereof - He sees, marks down, and will punish all these wickednesses.
The just Lord is in the midst thereof - He sees, marks down, and will punish all these wickednesses.
Every morning doth he bring his judgment to light - The sense is, says Bp. Newcome, "Not a day passes but we see instances of his goodness to righteous men, and of his vengeance on the wicked."
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VI. I have cut off the nations - Syria, Israel, and those referred to, Isa 36:18, Isa 36:20. - Newcome.
I have cut off the nations - Syria, Israel, and those referred to, Isa 36:18, Isa 36:20. - Newcome.
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Versículo 7
VII. Surely thou wilt fear me - After so many displays of my sovereign power and judgments.
Surely thou wilt fear me - After so many displays of my sovereign power and judgments.
But they rose early - And instead of returning to God, they practiced every abomination. They were diligent to find out times and places for their iniquity. This is the worst state of man.
VIII
Versículo 8
VIII. Wait ye upon me - Expect the fulfilment of all my promises and threatenings: I am God, and change…
Wait ye upon me - Expect the fulfilment of all my promises and threatenings: I am God, and change not.
For all the earth - All the land of Judah.
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Versículo 9
IX. Will I turn to the people - This promise must refer to the conversion of the Jews under the Gospel.
Will I turn to the people - This promise must refer to the conversion of the Jews under the Gospel.
That they may all call - That the whole nation may invoke God by Christ, and serve him with one consent; not one unbeliever being found among them.
The pure language, שפה ברורה saphah berurah, may here mean the form of religious worship. They had been before idolaters: now God promises to restore his pure worship among them. The word has certainly this meaning in Psa 81:6; where, as God is the speaker, the words should not be rendered, "I heard a language which I understood not," but, "I heard a religious confession, which I approved not." See Isa 19:18; Hos 14:3; and see Joe 2:28, where a similar promise is found.
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Versículo 10
X. From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia - This may denote both Africa and the southern Arabia. Bochart…
From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia - This may denote both Africa and the southern Arabia. Bochart thinks that Arabia Chusaer is meant; and that the rivers are Besor, which flows into the Mediterranean; Rhinocorura, which flows into the Lake Sirbonis; Trajanus Amnis, which flows into the Red Sea; and the river Corys. Calmet thinks that these rivers mean the Nile, which by seven mouths falls into the Mediterranean. The Nile comes from Ethiopia, properly so called; and runs through all Egypt, and falls into the sea at that part of Arabia which the Scripture calls Cush or Ethiopia.
My dispersed - The Jews, scattered through different parts of the world. Shall bring mine offering. Shall acknowledge my mercy in sending them the Messiah to bless them, by turning every one of them away from their iniquities.
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XI. Shalt thou not be ashamed - Thy punishment shall cease, for God shall pardon thy sin.
Shalt thou not be ashamed - Thy punishment shall cease, for God shall pardon thy sin.
For then I will take away out of the midst of thee - The wicked Jewish priests and scribes who blasphemed Christ, and would not come under his yoke.
Because of my holy mountain - Thou wilt no more boast in my temple, but become meek and lowly in following him who is meek and lowly in heart, that ye may obtain rest to your souls.
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Versículo 12
XII. An afflicted and poor people - In such a state will the Jews be found when they shall hear the un…
An afflicted and poor people - In such a state will the Jews be found when they shall hear the universal call, and believe in Christ Jesus. Indeed, this is the general state of the Jews in the present day; except a Jew that are called Jews, who are very rich; and who believe just as much in the God of Jacob, as they do in Jesus Christ.
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Versículo 13
XIII. The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity - O what a change! And then, how different shall they…
The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity - O what a change! And then, how different shall they be from their present selves! Iniquity, lying, and deceit shall not be found among them! A Jew once said to me "Tere are shome of you Christians who are making wonderful efforts to convert the Tshews (Jews.) Ah, dere ish none but Gott Almighty dat can convert a Tshew." Truly I believe him. Only God can convert any man; and if there be a peculiar difficulty to convert any soul, that difficulty must lie in the conversion of the Jew.
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Versículo 14
XIV. Sing, O daughter of Zion - Here is not only a gracious prophetic promise of their restoration fro…
Sing, O daughter of Zion - Here is not only a gracious prophetic promise of their restoration from captivity, but of their conversion to God through Christ.
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Versículo 15
XV. The King of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee - They have never had a king since the…
The King of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee - They have never had a king since the death of Zedekiah, and never shall have one till they have the King Messiah to reign among them; and this promise refers to that event.
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Versículo 16
16. Fear thou not - Thou shalt have no more captivities nor national afflictions.
Fear thou not - Thou shalt have no more captivities nor national afflictions.
Let not thine hands be slack - This may refer, first, to the rebuilding of the temple of God, after the return from Babylon; and, secondly, to their diligence and zeal in the Christian Church.
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Versículo 17
17. The Lord thy God - יהוה אלהיך Yehovah Eloheycha, "The self-existent and eternal Being, who is in …
The Lord thy God - יהוה אלהיך Yehovah Eloheycha, "The self-existent and eternal Being, who is in covenant with you;" the character of God in reference to the Jews when standing in the nearest relation to them.
Is mighty - גבור gibbor, is the prevailing One, the all-conquering Hero. The character which is given to Christ, Isa 9:6 : "His name shall be called אל גבור El gibbor, the prevailing Almighty God."
He will save - Deliver thee from all the power from all the guilt, and from all the pollution of thy sins; and when thus saved "he will rejoice over thee with joy," with peculiar gladness. "He will rest in his love," - he will renew his love. He will show the same love to you that he did of old to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
He will joy over thee with singing - The conversion of the Jews will be a subject of peculiar delight and exultation to God himself! There will be a more than ordinary joy in heaven, when the Jews return to God through Christ. This event cannot be at a great distance; they are as wretched and as ungodly as they can well be. The arms of Christians are open to receive them; and all things are now ready!
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Versículo 18
18. I will gather - sorrowful - This may refer to those who, during the captivity, mourned for their …
I will gather - sorrowful - This may refer to those who, during the captivity, mourned for their former religious assemblies; and who were reproached by their enemies, because they could not enjoy their religious solemnities. See Psa 137:1-9 : "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song," etc. This very circumstance may be the reference here.
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Versículo 19
19. I wilt unto all that afflict thee - They who have persecuted you shall be punished for it. It sho…
I wilt unto all that afflict thee - They who have persecuted you shall be punished for it. It shows much malignity and baseness of mind, to afflict or reproach those who are lying under the chastising hand of God. This was the conduct of the Edomites, Moabites, and Ammonites, when the Jews were in adversity; and how severely did the Lord punish them for it! And he gave this as the reason for the severity of the punishment.
The first clause here is translated thus by Abp. Newcome: "Behold I will work with thee for thy sake at that time." The original is obscure; and it may bear the above sense.
I wilt save her that halteth - See Mic 4:6 (note), where there is a parallel place.
And gather her that was driven out - By captivity. The reference may be to renewing the covenant with the Jews, who were considered as an unfaithful spouse divorced by her husband. I will bring her back to my house.
I will get them praise and fame in every land - They shall become a great, a good, and a useful people. And as they are now a proverb of reproach, full of base wiles and degrading selfishness, they shall lose this character, and be totally changed; and they shall be as eminent for excellence, as they were before for baseness in those countries where they had sojourned.
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Versículo 20
20. At that time - First, when the seventy years of the Babylonish captivity shall terminate. "I will…
At that time - First, when the seventy years of the Babylonish captivity shall terminate. "I will bring you again" to your own land; and this restoration shall be a type of their redemption from sin and iniquity; and at this time, and at this only, will they have a name and praise among all the people of the earth, not only among the Jews, but the Gentiles.
Before your eyes - Some read before Their eyes; that is, the eyes of all people. On their conversion to Christianity, they shall become as eminent as they ever were in the most illustrious days of their history, Lord, hasten the conversion of Israel! Amen.
Antiguo Testamento
Zephaniah — Capítulo 3
The prophet reproves Jerusalem, and all her guides and rulers, for their obstinate perseverance in impiety, notwithstanding all the warnings and corrections which they had received from God, Zep 3:1-7. They are encour…
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1¡Ay de la ciudad rebelde y contaminada y opresora!
2No escuchó la voz, ni recibió la corrección; no confió en Jehová, no se acercó a su Dios.
3Sus príncipes en medio de ella son leones rugientes; sus jueces, lobos nocturnos que no dejan hueso para la mañana.
4Sus profetas son livianos, hombres prevaricadores; sus sacerdotes contaminaron el santuario, falsearon la ley.
5Jehová en medio de ella es justo, no hará iniquidad; de mañana sacará a luz su juicio, nunca faltará; pero el perverso no conoce la vergüenza.
6Hice destruir naciones; sus habitaciones están asoladas; hice desiertas sus calles, hasta no quedar quien pase; sus ciudades están asoladas hasta no quedar hombre, hasta no quedar habitante.
7Dije: Ciertamente me temerá; recibirá corrección, y no será destruida su morada según todo aquello por lo cual la castigué. Mas ellos se apresuraron a corromper todos sus hechos.
8Por tanto, esperadme, dice Jehová, hasta el día que me levante para juzgaros; porque mi determinación es reunir las naciones, juntar los reinos, para derramar sobre ellos mi enojo, todo el ardor de mi ira; por el fuego de mi celo será consumida toda la tierra.
9En aquel tiempo devolveré yo a los pueblos pureza de labios, para que todos invoquen el nombre de Jehová, para que le sirvan de común consentimiento.
10De la región más allá de los ríos de Etiopía me suplicarán; la hija de mis esparcidos traerá mi ofrenda.
11En aquel día no serás avergonzada por ninguna de tus obras con que te rebelaste contra mí; porque entonces quitaré de en medio de ti a los que se alegran en tu soberbia, y nunca más te ensoberbecerás en mi santo monte.
12Y dejaré en medio de ti un pueblo humilde y pobre, el cual confiará en el nombre de Jehová.
13El remanente de Israel no hará injusticia ni dirá mentira, ni en boca de ellos se hallará lengua engañosa; porque ellos serán apacentados, y dormirán, y no habrá quien los atemorice.
14Canta, oh hija de Sion; da voces de júbilo, oh Israel; gózate y regocíjate de todo corazón, hija de Jerusalén.
15Jehová ha apartado tus juicios, ha echado fuera tus enemigos; Jehová es Rey de Israel en medio de ti; nunca más verás el mal.
16En aquel tiempo se dirá a Jerusalén: No temas; Sion, no se debiliten tus manos.
17Jehová está en medio de ti, poderoso, él salvará; se gozará sobre ti con alegría, callará de amor, se regocijará sobre ti con cánticos.
18Reuniré a los fastidiados por causa del largo tiempo; tuyos fueron, para quienes el oprobio de ella era una carga.
19He aquí, en aquel tiempo yo apremiaré a todos tus opresores; y salvaré a la que cojea, y recogeré la descarriada; y os pondré por alabanza y por renombre en toda la tierra.
20En aquel tiempo yo os traeré, en aquel tiempo os reuniré yo; pues os pondré para renombre y para alabanza entre todos los pueblos de la tierra, cuando levante vuestro cautiverio delante de vuestros ojos, dice Jehová.
ADAM CLARKE BIBLE COMMENTARY
Versículo 1
I. Wo to her that is filthy - This is a denunciation of Divine judgment against Jerusalem.
Versículo 2
II. She obeyed not the voice - Of conscience, of God, and of his prophets.
Versículo 3
III. Her princes - are roaring lions - Tearing all to pieces without shadow of law, except their own d…
Versículo 4
IV. Her prophets are light and treacherous persons - They have no seriousness, no deep conviction of …
Versículo 5
V. The just Lord is in the midst thereof - He sees, marks down, and will punish all these wickednesses.
Versículo 6
VI. I have cut off the nations - Syria, Israel, and those referred to, Isa 36:18, Isa 36:20. - Newcome.
Versículo 7
VII. Surely thou wilt fear me - After so many displays of my sovereign power and judgments.
Versículo 8
VIII. Wait ye upon me - Expect the fulfilment of all my promises and threatenings: I am God, and change…
Versículo 9
IX. Will I turn to the people - This promise must refer to the conversion of the Jews under the Gospel.
Versículo 10
X. From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia - This may denote both Africa and the southern Arabia. Bochart…
Versículo 11
XI. Shalt thou not be ashamed - Thy punishment shall cease, for God shall pardon thy sin.
Versículo 12
XII. An afflicted and poor people - In such a state will the Jews be found when they shall hear the un…
Versículo 13
XIII. The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity - O what a change! And then, how different shall they…
Versículo 14
XIV. Sing, O daughter of Zion - Here is not only a gracious prophetic promise of their restoration fro…
Versículo 15
XV. The King of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee - They have never had a king since the…
Versículo 16
16. Fear thou not - Thou shalt have no more captivities nor national afflictions.
Versículo 17
17. The Lord thy God - יהוה אלהיך Yehovah Eloheycha, "The self-existent and eternal Being, who is in …
Versículo 18
18. I will gather - sorrowful - This may refer to those who, during the captivity, mourned for their …
Versículo 19
19. I wilt unto all that afflict thee - They who have persecuted you shall be punished for it. It sho…
Versículo 20
20. At that time - First, when the seventy years of the Babylonish captivity shall terminate. "I will…