John Gill Commentary Zephaniah 1:2

John Gill Commentary

Zephaniah 1:2

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
John Gill
John Gill

John Gill Commentary

Zephaniah 1:2

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
SCRIPTURE

"I will utterly consume all things from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah." — Zephaniah 1:2 (ASV)

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 God, the particulars follow: or, "in gathering I will gather"; all good things out of the land; all the necessaries of life, and blessings of Providence; all that is for the sustenance and pleasure of man, as well as all creatures, by death or captivity; and so the land should be entirely stripped, and left naked and bare. The phrase denotes the certainty of the thing, as well as the utter, entire, and total consumption that should be made, and the vehemence and earnestness in which it is expressed.