SEV Biblia, Chapter 1:7
¶ Calla delante de la presencia del Señor DIOS, porque el día del SEÑOR está cercano; porque el SEÑOR ha aparejado sacrificio, prevenido a sus convidados.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Zephaniah 1:7
Verse 7. Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lords God] sh has, the same as hush, hist, among us. Remonstrances are now useless. You had time to acquaint yourselves with God; you would not: you cry now in vain; destruction is at the door. The Lord hath prepared a sacrifice] A slaughter of the people.
He hath bid his guests] The Babylonians, to whom he has given a commission to destroy you. In all festivals sacrifices, 1. The victims were offered to God, and their blood poured out before the altar. 2. The people who were invited feasted upon the sacrifice. See on Isa. xxxiv. 6.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 7. Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God , etc.] When he comes forth, and appears in the way of his judgments, do not dispute the point with him, or pretend to offer reasons against his proceedings, or in order to disprove the justice of them; stand in awe and reverence of him, who is the Lord God omniscient and omnipotent, holy, just, and true; humble yourselves under his mighty hand; be still, and know that he is God; and let not one murmuring and repining word come out of your mouth. The Targum is, “let all the wicked of the earth perish from before the Lord God:” for the day of the Lord [is] at hand ; the time of his vengeance on the Jewish nation for their sins, which he had fixed in his mind, and had given notice of by his prophets: this began to take place at Josiah’s death, after which the Jews enjoyed little peace and prosperity; and his successor reigned but three months, was deposed by the king of Egypt, and carried thither captive, and there died; and Jehoiakim, that succeeded him, in the fourth year of his reign was carried captive into Babylon, or died by the way thither; so that this day might well be said to be at hand: for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice : his people the Jews, who were to fall a victim to his vengeance, and a sacrifice to his justice, to atone in some measure for the injury done to it by their sins; thus they that had offered sacrifice to idols, and neglected the sacrifices of the Lord, and especially the great sacrifice of Christ typified by them, the only proper atoning one, should themselves become a sacrifice to the just resentment of God; this he had prepared in his mind, determined should be done, and would bring about in his providence; (see Isaiah 34:6): he hath bid his guests : or “called ones” f14 ; the Chaldeans, whom he invited and called to this sacrifice and feast: or whom he “prepared”, or “sanctified” f15 ; he prepared them in his purpose and providence; he set them apart for this service, and called them to it; to be the sacrificers of this people, and to feast upon them; to spoil them of their goods and riches, and enjoy them. These guests may also design, as Kimchi observes, the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, invited to feast upon the slain; (see Ezekiel 39:17) ( Revelation 19:17).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 7-13 - God's day is at hand; the punishment of presumptuous sinners is sacrifice to the justice of God. The Jewish royal family shall be reckoned with for their pride and vanity; and those that leap on the threshold, invading their neighbours' rights, and seizing their possessions. The trading people and the rich merchants are called to account. Secure and careless people are reckoned with. They are secur and easy; they say in their heart, the Lord will not do good, neithe will he do evil; that is, they deny his dispensing rewards an punishments. But in the day of the Lord's judgment, it will clearl appear that those who perish, fall a sacrifice to Divine justice for breaking God's law, and because they have no interest by faith in the Redeemer's atoning sacrifice.
Original Hebrew
הס 2013 מפני 6440 אדני 136 יהוה 3069 כי 3588 קרוב 7138 יום 3117 יהוה 3068 כי 3588 הכין 3559 יהוה 3068 זבח 2077 הקדישׁ 6942 קראיו׃ 7121
