Zephaniah 1:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bidb his guests. ”

Zephaniah 1:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God - (Literally, “Hush,” in awe “from the face of God.”) In the presence of God, even the righteous say from their inmost heart, “I am vile, what shall...
Zephaniah 1:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Doom of Judah and Jerusalem. Zephaniah 1:2-6 . Riding as it were on the crest of a tidal wave of destruction, which sweeps off man and beast from the face of the ground, Yahweh stretches His...
Zephaniah 1:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Hold thy peace, &c. See Amos 6:10 ; Habakkuk 2:20 . Zec 3:13. the Lord. Hebrew Adonai. App-4. God. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4. a sacrifice. Septuagint reads "His sacrifice". bid . se...
Zephaniah 1:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

The Prophet confirms here what he has previously taught, when he bids all to be silent before God; for this mode of speaking is the same as though he had said, that he did not terrify the Jew...
Zephaniah 1:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests. Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lords God -...
Zephaniah 1:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He hath bid— He hath appointed his guests, that is to say, the Babylonians.
Zephaniah 1:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests. Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord...
Zephaniah 1:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Day of Jehovah a Day of Judgment for guilty Judah The prophecy opens with the declaration of universal destruction for all living things. In his way the prophet impresses upon his hearers th...
Zephaniah 1:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Hold thy peace.... — Literally, Hush at the presence of the Lord God. This peculiar phrase is repeated in Habakkuk 2:20 . A sacrifice. — The word includes the idea of the feast in which it wa...
Zephaniah 1:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE PROPHET AND THE REFORMERS Zephaniah 1:1-18 - Zephaniah 2:3 TOWARDS the year 625, when King Josiah had passed out of his minority, and was making his first efforts at religious reform, pro...
Zephaniah 1:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“The Great Day of the Lord” Zephaniah 1:1-18 Zephaniah means hidden of the Lord. He lived in Josiah's reign, and cooperated with that king in his efforts to put down idolatry. His prophecy deal...
Zephaniah 1:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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. T...
Zephaniah 1:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

O "Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests. (8) And it shall come to pass in the day of the...
Zephaniah 1:7 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

IRRESISTIBLE JUDGMENT ‘Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God: for the day of the Lord is at hand: for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, He hath bid His guests.’ Zephaniah 1:7 Zeph...
Zephaniah 1:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God ,.... When he comes forth, and appears in the way of his judgments, do not dispute the point with him, or pretend to offer reasons against his proceedi...
Zephaniah 1:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD [is] at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests. Ver. 7. Hold thy peace at the presence of the...
Zephaniah 1:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord Keep silence in token of an awful reverence toward God. For the day of the Lord is at hand Now he is coming to execute his judgments upon the land. Humb...
Zephaniah 1:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judgment Predicted. B. C. 612. 7 Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord G OD : for...
Zephaniah 1:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Hold thy peace; thou that murmurest in discontent, or disputest out of frowardness against God, his worship, and his government, that thinkest of him but little better than of Baal or Malcham, ceas...
Zephaniah 1:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Day of YHWH Against Judah and Jerusalem ( Zephaniah 1:7-18 ). Zephaniah 1:7 ‘Hold your peace at the presence of the Lord YHWH. For the day of YHWH is at hand. For YHWH has prepared a sacr...
Zephaniah 1:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] Zephaniah 1:7 .] Judgment speedily comes. Hold ] A summons to silent submission ( Habakkuk 2:20 ); the reason given, the day near. Sacrifice ] of victims of justice ( Isaiah...
Zephaniah 1:7 - Scofield Reference Notes

for the day of the Lord As in the other Prophets, the approaching invasion of Nebuchadnezzar is treated as an adumbration of the true day of the Lord in which all earth-judgments will culminat...
Zephaniah 1:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zephaniah 1:1 . The Word of the Lord came to Zephaniah. The glorious person of Christ, the Word and Wisdom of God; so indeed is the oft-repeated gloss of the Chaldaic in all the book of Chronicles...
Zephaniah 1:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

The day of the Lord is at hand. The day of war, the day of horrors The war day is represented here-- I. As a day of enormous sacrifice. 1. Sacrifice of life. Among several classes. (1)...
Zephaniah 1:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION. Zephaniah 1:1-36 Part I. THE JUDGMENT UPON ALL THE WORLD , AND UPON JUDAH IN PARTICULAR . Zephaniah 1:1 § 1. Title and inscription. The word of the...
Zephaniah 1:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Nature of the Judgment
Zephaniah 1:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 16:5 ; 1 Samuel 2:10 ; 1 Samuel 2:9 ; 1 Samuel 20:26 ; 2 Peter 3:10-12 ; Amos 5:18-20 ; Amos 6:10 ; Colossians 1:12 ; Ezekiel 39:17-20 ; Ezekiel 7:10 ; Ezekiel 7:7 ; Habakkuk 2:2...
Zephaniah 1:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Hold thy peace — Thou that murmurest against God, stand in awe. The day — A day of vengeance from the Lord. A sacrifice — The wicked Jews, whom he will sacrifice by the sword. His guests — summoned...

Zephaniah 1:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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

Zephaniah 1:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Zephaniah 1:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Zephaniah 1:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Zephaniah 1:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Zephaniah 1:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Zephaniah 1:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Zephaniah 1:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Zephaniah 1:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Zephaniah 1:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Zephaniah 1:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Zephaniah 1:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Zephaniah 1:7 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Zephaniah 1:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Zephaniah 1:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Zephaniah 1:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zephaniah 1:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Zephaniah 1:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Zephaniah 1:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Zephaniah 1:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Zephaniah 1:7 - Scofield Reference Notes

Zephaniah 1:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zephaniah 1:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Zephaniah 1:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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

Zephaniah 1:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Zephaniah 1:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes