Zephaniah 1:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Bible Comments

The princes — The great ones, who dreamed of shifting better than others, but fell with the first, 2 Kings 25:19-21. Children — Sons and grand — children, Josiah: Jehoahaz died a captive in Egypt, 2 Kings 23:34, Jehoakim died in Babylon, and was buried with the burial of an ass, Jeremiah 22:18-19, Jeconiah died a captive: and Zedekiah and his children, fared still worse. Strange apparel — The garb of foreigners, imitated by the wanton Jews.

Zephaniah 1:8

8 And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD'S sacrifice, that I will punishc the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.