Zephaniah 1:3

I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked: and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
consume	אָסֵ֨ף 'a.Sef	H5486	to snatch away · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
man	אָדָ֜ם 'a.Dam	H120	ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species · noun, common masculine singular absolute
beast	וּבְהֵמָ֗ה u.ve.he.Mah	H929	properly · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular absolute
consume	אָסֵ֤ף 'a.Sef	H5486	to snatch away · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
fowls	עוֹף 'of-	H5775	a bird (as covered with feathers · noun, common masculine singular construct
heaven	הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ ha.sha.Ma.yim	H8064	the sky (as aloft · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
fishes	וּדְגֵ֣י u.de.Gei	H1709	a fish (often used collectively) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
sea	הַיָּ֔ם hai.Yam	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
stumblingblocks	וְהַמַּכְשֵׁל֖וֹת ve.ha.makh.she.Lot	H4384	a stumbling-block · conjunction + definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
wicked	הָרְשָׁעִ֑ים ha.re.sha.'Im	H7563	morally wrong · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
off	וְהִכְרַתִּ֣י ve.hikh.ra.Ti	H3772	to cut (off · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
man	הָאָדָ֗ם ha.'a.Dam	H120	ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
off	פְּנֵ֥י pe.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct
land	הָאֲדָמָ֖ה ha.'a.da.Mah	H127	soil (from its general redness) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
saith	נְאֻם ne.'um-	H5002	an oracle · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title

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Cross-references

Hosea 4:3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heav…
Ezekiel 7:19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them…
Isaiah 27:9 By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of th…
Jeremiah 12:4 How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed,…
Ezekiel 14:13-21 Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff…
Matthew 23:39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Jeremiah 4:23-29 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
Ezekiel 14:3-7 Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be en…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Zephaniah 1:1-6

Here is, I. The title-page of this book (Zep 1:1), in which we observe, 1. What authority it has, and who gave it that authority; it is from heaven, and not of men: It is the word of the Lord. 2. Who was the instrument of conveying it to the church. His name was Zephaniah, which signifies the servant of the Lord, for God revealed his secrets to his servants the prophets. The pedigree of other prophets, whose extraction we have an account of, goes no further back than their father, except Zecharias, whose grandfather also is named. But this of Zephaniah goes back four generations, and the highest mentioned is Hizkiah; it is the very same name in the original with that of Hezekiah king of Juda…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Zephaniah 1:3

Enumeration in detail of the "all things" (Zep 1:2; compare Jer 9:10; Hos 4:3). the stumbling-blocks--idols which cause Judah to offend or stumble (Eze 14:3-4, Eze 14:7). with the wicked--The idols and their worshippers shall be involved in a common destruction.

Adam Clarke on Zephaniah 1:3

I will consume man and beast - By war, and by pestilence. Even the waters shall he infected, and the fish destroyed; the air become contaminated, and the fowls die.

John Gill on Zephaniah 1:3

I will consume man and beast,.... Wicked men for their sins, and beasts for the sins of men; and, as a punishment for them, the creatures whom they have abused to the gratifying of their lusts: I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea; so that there shall be none for the use of man, which are both delicate food; the latter were not consumed at the general deluge. Kimchi thinks this is said by way of hyperbole; but it is possible for these to be consumed, as men by famine, pestilence, and captivity, and beasts by murrain; so the fowls of the air by the noisomeness of it; and the fishes of the sea, that is, such as were in the sea of Tiberias, and other lakes in Judea…

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Dictionary and topics

Stumbling · .R. V.) — .R. V.)

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Zephaniah 1:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Zephaniah 1:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Zephaniah 1:3

Adam Clarke on Zephaniah 1:3

John Gill on Zephaniah 1:3

Dictionary and topics

Zephaniah 1:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Zephaniah 1:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Zephaniah 1:3

Adam Clarke on Zephaniah 1:3

John Gill on Zephaniah 1:3

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Zephaniah 1:2-3

Keil & Delitzsch on Zephaniah 1:1-3

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Zephaniah 1:2-3

Rashi on Zephaniah 1:3