Zephaniah 1

Zephaniah 1
Leningrad Codex (AD. 1008) contains the complete copy of Book of Zephaniah in Hebrew.
Book Book of Zephaniah
Bible part Old Testament
Order in the Bible part 36
Category Nevi'im

Zephaniah 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Zephaniah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] This book contains the prophecies spoken by the prophet Zephaniah, and is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets.[3][4]

Text

Textual versions

Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter in Hebrew language:

Ancient translations in Koine Greek:

Structure

NKJV groups this chapter (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):

Verse 1

The word of the Lord which came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.[6]

Cross reference: Ezra 2:2; Ezra 4:24; Ezra 5:1-3; Ezra 6:1; 1 Chronicles 6:15

  • The name "Zephaniah" means "Jehovah hath guarded," literally, "hidden" (Psalm 27:5; Psalm 83:3).[7]
  • "Hezekiah", consisting of the same letters with Hezekiah, king of Judah, refers to King Hezekiah of Judah, according to some scholars, including Jewish rabbi Aben Ezra.[8]
  • "in the days of Josiah" refers to a period between 642 and 609 B.C. of Josiah's reign in Judah.[7]

Verse 14

Zephaniah 1:14 "The great day of the Lord is near" in Spanish, on a street sign. (El gran día de Jehová está cerca. Profeta Sofonías 1:14)
The great day of the Lord is near;
It is near and hastens quickly.
The noise of the day of the Lord is bitter;
There the mighty men shall cry out.[9]
  • "noise" or "voice of the day of the Lord" refers to the day when Jehovah is ushering with a "roar of vengeance against the guilty" (Jeremiah 25:30; Amos 1:2).[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Collins 2014.
  2. ↑ Hayes 2015.
  3. ↑ Metzger, Bruce M., et al. The Oxford Companion to the Bible. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.
  4. ↑ Keck, Leander E. 1996. The New Interpreter's Bible: Volume: VII. Nashville: Abingdon.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Dead sea scrolls - Zephaniah
  6. ↑ Zephaniah 1:1
  7. 1 2 3 Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
  8. ↑ John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible.
  9. ↑ Zephaniah 1:14
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