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Zephaniah 1:1 KJV
Zephaniah · chapter 1 · verse 1
The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.Zephaniah 1:1 · King James Version
Zephaniah 1:1 in context
1The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
2I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.
3I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling blocks with the wicked: and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ZephaniahTsᵉphanyâhTsephanjah, the name of four IsraelitesH6846 →
- GedaliahGᵉdalyâhGedaljah, the name of five IsraelitesH1436 →
- AmariahʼĂmaryâhAmarjah, the name of nine IsraelitesH568 →
- HizkiahChizqîyâhChizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other IsraelitesH2396 →
- JosiahYôʼshîyâhJoshijah, the name of two IsraelitesH2977 →
- CushiKûwshîyCushi, the name of two IsraelitesH3570 →
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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.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6