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God's Pleading Heart
Commentators highlight that God is not portrayed as an eager judge but as a pleading Father. He presents the destruction of other nations as a clear warning, hoping His own people will "receive correction" and be spared. Scholars note the tender, longing tone, similar to Jesus's lament over Jerusalem, revealing God's desire for repentance over punishment.
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Zephaniah
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Albert Barnes
On Zephaniah 3:7
18th Century
Theologian
I said, surely you will fear Me - God speaks of things here as they are in their own nature. It was inevitable that, in the very presence of…
Charles Ellicott
On Zephaniah 3:7
19th Century
Bishop
I said, Surely you will fear me ... —Better, I said, Would you only fear me? would you receive correction? then her dwelling-p…
John Gill
On Zephaniah 3:7
17th Century
Pastor
I said, Surely you will fear me
This is spoken after the manner of men; as if God should say within himself, and reason in his…
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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 …