Zephaniah 2:3 - 3:13

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• Reading the Text:
  • NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
  • The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
  • The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries. Chapter 3.
  • The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons. Chapter 3.
• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • On the Advantage of Patience -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 256)
  • Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org. Chapter 3.
  • John Calvin's Commentary on Zephaniah.
  • From the Geneva Notes. Chapter 3.
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary. Chapter 3.
  • From Wesley's Notes. Chapter 3.
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871). Chapter 3.
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
  • "The Promise of the Poor," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
    • "Yet, with divine justice came divine mercy. God would protect those who turned away from pride, greed, and arrogance."
• Articles & Background:
  • "A Note on Zephaniah," D. Rudman, Biblica 80 (1999). Abstract.
    • "The phrase Cr)h yhl) lk t) hzr...hwhy in Zeph 2,11 has long been a source of confusion for commentators and various attempts have been made to explain the term hzr: does YHWH "shrink" the gods by reducing their domains, or can we understand this term as derived from an Aramaic root and translate, "YHWH...will rule..."?"
  • "Birds of Prophetic Doom: Bristling, Croaking and Darting in the Land of Desolation," Virginia C. Holmgren, Jewish Heritage Online Monthly, 2000.
  • A number of articles about Salt at Jewish Heritage Online Monthly.
• Recommended articles from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are linked below. ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
  • Gordis, Robert, "A Rising Tide of Misery; A Note on a Note on Zephaniah," Vetus Testamentum, 1987.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Hagedorn, Anselm C., "Looking at Foreigners in Biblical and Greek Prophecy," Vetus Testamentum, 2007.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Segal, Michael, "The Responsibilities and Rewards of Joshua the High Priest according to Zechariah 3:7," Journal of Biblical Literature, 2007.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Zalcman, Lawrence, "Ambiguity and Assonance at Zephaniah 2:4," Vetus Testamentum, 1986.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
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  • Clip Art, Zephaniah 2:12, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
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• Study Links and Resources for the Book of Zephaniah