O panorama
Sofonias 1 abre com “The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah…”, muda perto do versículo 9 com “In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill…” e termina com “Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Sofonias · Versão King James · 18Sofonias 1:1-6
Versículos 1–6: The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son…
Sofonias 1:1–6 abre com “The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of…” e chega a “And them that are turned back from the LORD ; and those that have not sought the LORD , nor…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Entre na crise histórica, na quebra da aliança e no chamado divino que dão urgência à mensagem de Sofonias.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of…” Nomear Amariah e Amon mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD .” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem consume, land, LORD. A relação com os versículos 1 e 3 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Sofonias 1:1-6
Versão King James1The 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;
5And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD , and that swear by Malcham;
6And them that are turned back from the LORD ; and those that have not sought the LORD , nor enquired for him.
Sofonias 1:7-12
Versículos 7–12: Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD : for the day of the LORD…
Sofonias 1:7–12 abre com “Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD : for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the…” e chega a “And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Entre na crise histórica, na quebra da aliança e no chamado divino que dão urgência à mensagem de Sofonias.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD : for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a…” Nomear Hold mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“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…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
Sofonias 1:7-12
Versão King James7Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD : for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.
8And 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.
9In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit.
10And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD , that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.
11Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.
12And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.
Sofonias 1:13-18
Versículos 13–18: Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a…
Sofonias 1:13–18 abre com “Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build…” e chega a “Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’s…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Entre na crise histórica, na quebra da aliança e no chamado divino que dão urgência à mensagem de Sofonias.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not…” Esta linha fornece uma razão, resultado ou conclusão. Ela deve permanecer ligada à afirmação ou ação que lhe dá sentido.
“The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD : the mighty…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem darkness, clouds, desolation. A relação com os versículos 14 e 16 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Sofonias 1:13-18
Versão King James13Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.
14The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD : the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
15That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
16A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.
17And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD : and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.
18Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Zephaniah 1:1 começa com “The 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…”
Onde o capítulo muda
Zephaniah 1:13 forma uma mudança natural: “Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant…”
A nota final
Zephaniah 1:18 deixa o leitor com “Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his…”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras LORD, land, consume, houses, punish, darkness ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.