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Zephaniah 3:4

King James Version (KJV)

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Zephaniah 3:4

Verse 4 of 20

Scripture focus

Her prophets [are] light [and] treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.

Zephaniah 3:4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Zephaniah 3:4

Theological / Devotional

Prophets. That is, the false prophets (see Micah 2:11 ; 3:5).

Light. Literally, “insolent,” or “dissolute.”

Sanctuary. These wicked priests made no difference between the holy and the profane (see Eze. 22:26).

Law. Heb. torah (see on Deut. 31:9; Prov. 3:1). The priests, who were supposed to be the guardians of God’s teachings and the ones to disseminate the light of God’s truth (see on 2 Chron. 15:3), were the very ones who turned the people away from God’s law.

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