Charles Ellicott Commentary Zephaniah 2:11

"Jehovah will be terrible unto them; for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the nations." — Zephaniah 2:11 (ASV)

Famish. —Literally, as noted in the margin, 'make lean': meaning 'to cause to disappear.'

Every one from his place. —It is difficult to accept Keil’s theory of a pregnant construction, 'each one coming from his place': namely, to Jerusalem. This passage, therefore, is one of the very few that foretell that the worship of Jehovah will find centers outside the Holy Land. The usual prediction, on the other hand, represents the converted nations as 'flowing' to Jerusalem.

Isles. —Better, sea coasts.