Zephaniah 3:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction;a she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God. ”

Zephaniah 3:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

She obeyed not the Voice - Of God, by the law or the prophets, teaching her His ways; and when, disobeying, He chastened her, “she received not correction,” and when He increased His chastisement...
Zephaniah 3:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Sin of Jerusalem contrasted with the Righteousness of Yahweh. From scenes of doom and desolation we are now led back in thought to the sins that drew down Yahweh's hand in wrath. Despite His co...
Zephaniah 3:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

she received not. Some codices, with two early printed editions, Aramaean, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "neither hath she accepted". correction . discipline. trusted . confided. Hebrew. batah. A...
Zephaniah 3:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God. She obeyed not the voice - Of conscience, of God, and of his prophets. She received...
Zephaniah 3:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God. She received not correction - Jerusalem is incurable, obstinately rejecting s...
Zephaniah 3:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Judgment upon the Evil Rulers of Jerusalem, and its ultimate Purification and Restoration Like Amos and Micah, the prophet sternly denounces the crimes of the ruling classes in Jerusalem, poin...
Zephaniah 3:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

III. (1-4) The prophet denounces the corruption and moral obduracy which characterise all classes in Jerusalem. This denunciation comes in with startling abruptness. The prophet does not even name...
Zephaniah 3:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

SO AS BY FIRE Zephaniah 3:1-20 THE third chapter of the Book of Zephaniah consists of two sections, of which only the first, Zephaniah 3:1-13 , is a genuine work of the prophet; while the seco...
Zephaniah 3:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Fullness of Salvation Zephaniah 3:1-20 The sins of Jerusalem , Zephaniah 3:1-7 . Uninfluenced by judgments upon other nations, Jerusalem pursued her course, morally impure, oppressive, refus...
Zephaniah 3:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this chapter the prophet yet more clearly set forth the sin of the people, and spoke of the hopelessness of the case from the human standpoint. This gave him his opportunity to announce the victor...
Zephaniah 3:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! (2) She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God. (3) Her princes...
Zephaniah 3:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

She obeyed not the voice ,.... Of his servants the prophets, as the Targum, by way of explanation, adds, who warned her of her sins and of her ruin. The inhabitants of Jerusalem hearkened not to the...
Zephaniah 3:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God. Ver. 2. She obeyed not the voice ] sc. Of her teachers, nor inclined her ear to...
Zephaniah 3:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Wo to her that is filthy (Bishop Newcome reads, rebellious , and the Vulgate, provoking, ) and polluted That is, defiled with various crimes; to the oppressing city It is well deserving of ou...
Zephaniah 3:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Depravity of Jerusalem. B. C. 612. 1 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the...
Zephaniah 3:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

She obeyed not the voice, of the law, her prophets or her faithful priests, (which were too few, yet some there were.) nor of God, by his mercy and judgments crying loud, warning, inviting, persuad...
Zephaniah 3:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Condition of Judah and Jerusalem ( Zephaniah 3:1-7 ). Zephaniah 3:1-2 ‘Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted, To the oppressing city. She did not obey the voice. She did not receive...
Zephaniah 3:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] Woe ] to Jerusalem; others, Nineveh. Filthy ] From a word, to straighten oneself; hence, to rebel, to be refractory. Zephaniah 3:2 . Voice ] In law and prophets. Correction ]...
Zephaniah 3:2 - Scofield Reference Notes

trusted ( See Scofield) - ( Psalms 2:12 ).
Zephaniah 3:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zephaniah 3:1 . Woe to the oppressing city, to Jerusalem, now polluted with every crime, and every year growing a carcase for the eagles. Zephaniah 3:6 . I have cut off the nations. The Chalda...
Zephaniah 3:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! A religious city terribly degenerate I. A professedly religious city terribly degenerated. 1. The princes are mentioned. They...
Zephaniah 3:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION. Zephaniah 3:1-36 § 6. The prophet turns to Jerusalem, and warns her that, if God punishes the heathen, he will not spare the hardened sinners in Judah. Zephaniah 3:1 Woe...
Zephaniah 3:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Obduracy of the Capital City
Zephaniah 3:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 28:15-68 ; Ezekiel 24:13 ; Hebrews 10:22 ; Isaiah 1:5 ; Isaiah 29:13 ; Isaiah 30:1-3 ; Isaiah 31:1 ; Isaiah 43:22 ; Jeremiah 17:5 ; Jeremiah 17:6 ; Jeremiah 2:30 ; Jeremiah 22...
Zephaniah 3:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The voice — Of God by his mercy and judgments crying aloud.

Zephaniah 3:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Zephaniah 3:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Zephaniah 3:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Zephaniah 3:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Zephaniah 3:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Zephaniah 3:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Zephaniah 3:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Zephaniah 3:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Zephaniah 3:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Zephaniah 3:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Zephaniah 3:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Zephaniah 3:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Zephaniah 3:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Zephaniah 3:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zephaniah 3:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Zephaniah 3:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Zephaniah 3:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Zephaniah 3:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Zephaniah 3:2 - Scofield Reference Notes

Zephaniah 3:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zephaniah 3:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Zephaniah 3:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Zephaniah 3:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Zephaniah 3:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Zephaniah 3:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes