Zephaniah 1:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD'S sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.

The princes

Strange

Deuteronomy 22:5

2 Kings 10:22

Isaiah 3:18

Bible References

The princes

And his servants carried him dead from Megiddo and brought him to Jerusalem and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah and anointed him and made him king in his father's room.

And Jehoiachin the king of Judah came out to the king of Babylon, with his mother, his servants, his lords and his chamberlains. And the king of Babylon took him, in the eighth year of his reign.

And when they had taken him, they brought him to Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon to Riblah, where they reasoned with him.

Yea, and part of thy sons, that shall come of thee, and whom thou shalt get, shall be carried hence, and become gelded chamberlains in the king of Babylon's court."

For thus sayeth the LORD, as touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned after his father, and is carried out of this place, "He shall never come hither again,

So the king of Babylon caused the children of Zedekiah and all the nobles of Judah be slain before his face at Riblah.

Strange

The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto the man, neither shall a man put on woman's raiment. For all that do so, are abomination unto the LORD thy God.

Then he said to the keeper of the vestry, bring forth garments for the servants of Baal. And he brought them out garments.

In that day shall the Lord take away the gorgeousness of their apparel, and spangles, chains, partlets,