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When Leaders Fail God
Zephaniah condemns Israel's religious leaders. Commentators explain the "prophets" were not from God but were empty boasters, rash, and treacherous, deceiving the people. The priests, meant to uphold holiness, instead polluted the sanctuary and everything sacred. As Matthew Henry notes, God hates sin most in those who are supposed to be nearest to him.
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Zephaniah
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Albert Barnes
On Zephaniah 3:4
18th Century
Theologian
Her prophets are light—boiling and bubbling up, like water boiling over, empty boasters claiming the gift of prophecy, which they do n…
Charles Ellicott
On Zephaniah 3:1–4
19th Century
Bishop
The prophet denounces the corruption and moral stubbornness which characterise all classes in Jerusalem. This denunciation comes in with startling …
John Calvin
On Zephaniah 3:4
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet again returns to the pollution and filth that he spoke about in the first verse. He shows that he had not cried against the polluted ci…
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John Gill
On Zephaniah 3:4
17th Century
Pastor
Her prophets [are] light [and treacherous persons
The false prophets, as the Targum and Kimchi explain it: these see…
Matthew Henry
On Zephaniah 3:1–7
17th Century
Minister
The holy God hates sin most in those nearest to him. A sinful state is, and will be, a woeful state. Yet they had the tokens of God's presence and …