Zephaniah 1:2 Meaning
I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.
Context Explained
1The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
2I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.
3I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.
4I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Jeremiah 25:31
Both verses speak of God's impending judgment on the land.
Revelation 20:11
This verse echoes the theme of God's ultimate judgment at the end of times.
Ezekiel 30:3
Both verses emphasize the certainty of God's judgment against the earth.
Source: Zephaniah 1:2