El panorama
Sofonías 1 abre con “The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah…”, cambia cerca del versículo 9 con “In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill…” y termina con “Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Sofonías · Versión King James · 18Sofonías 1:1-6
Versículos 1–6: The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son…
Sofonías 1:1–6 abre con “The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of…” y llega a “And them that are turned back from the LORD ; and those that have not sought the LORD , nor…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Entra en la crisis histórica, la infidelidad al pacto y el llamado divino que dan urgencia al mensaje de Sofonías.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of…” Nombrar a Amariah y Amon mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD .” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen consume, land, LORD. Su relación con los versículos 1 y 3 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Sofonías 1:1-6
Versión 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.
Sofonías 1:7-12
Versículos 7–12: Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD : for the day of the LORD…
Sofonías 1:7–12 abre con “Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD : for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the…” y llega a “And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Entra en la crisis histórica, la infidelidad al pacto y el llamado divino que dan urgencia al mensaje de Sofonías.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“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…” Nombrar a Hold mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“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…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Sofonías 1:7-12
Versión 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.
Sofonías 1:13-18
Versículos 13–18: Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a…
Sofonías 1:13–18 abre con “Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build…” y llega a “Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’s…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Entra en la crisis histórica, la infidelidad al pacto y el llamado divino que dan urgencia al mensaje de Sofonías.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not…” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da 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…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Sofonías 1:13-18
Versión 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.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Zephaniah 1:1 comienza con “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…”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Zephaniah 1:13 forma un giro 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…”
La nota final
Zephaniah 1:18 deja al lector con “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…”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras LORD, land, consume, houses, punish, darkness ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
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Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.