The Inner Meaning of the Prophets and Psalms #228
228. Internal Meaning of Zephaniah, Chapter 1 (1)
1-3 All knowledge [cognitio] and understanding of truth will perish. (2)
4-6 The church will perish because it is in mere falsities and evils in respect to doctrine and in respect to worship. (2, 11)
7-8 The Lord will come and gather [people] together to the church. (1, 11)
9-11 Then those who have adulterated the truths of the Word will perish, and are to be cast into hell. (15)
12-13 No truth will then be left in the church. (3, 7)
14-17 They will perish on the day of the judgment by the Lord. (15)
Zephaniah 1:9-11
9
In that day, I will punish all those who leap over the threshold, who fill their master's house with violence and deceit.
10
In that day, says Yahweh, there will be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, a wailing from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills.
11
Wail, you inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the people of Canaan are undone! All those who were loaded with silver are cut off.
