Zephaniah 1:2

I will utterly consume all [things] from off the land, saith the Lord. ] That is, from the land of Judah, by means of the Chaldeans or Babylonians: this is a general denunciation of the judgments of…

I will utterly consume all things - Better “all.” The word is not limited to “things” “animate” or “inanimate” or “men;” it is used severally of each, according to the context; here, without…

I will utterly consume all things - All being now ripe for destruction, I will shortly bring a universal scourge upon the land. He speaks particularly of the idolaters.

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…

Zep 1:2-7. The Universal Judgment of the Day of the Lord

2. from off the land from off the face of the ground, i.e. the earth, cf. Zep 1:1. The judgment is indiscriminate, all that lives shall be…