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Zephaniah 1:3

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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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

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…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The stumbling-blocks with the wicked - Not only shall the wicked be utterly brought to an end, or, in the other meaning of the word, “gathered into bundles to be taken away,” but all causes of…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

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.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Zep 1:3 particularises the "all things" of Zep 1:1, cattle and fowl and fishes of the sea, and man. Hos 4:3, "Therefore shall the land mourn, and everyone that dwelleth therein shall languish, with…