Zephaniah 3:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Thou wilt receive instruction— Thou, that is, Jerusalem, whom, nevertheless, the examples of the neighbouring nations, whom God had destroyed, Zephaniah 3:6 profited not. Instead of, But they rose early, &c. Houbigant reads, But they delayed not to worship their vain gods.

Zephaniah 3:7

7 I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.