John Trapp on Zephaniah 1:14
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Zephaniah1:14
Verſe 14.De Reſur. carn. The great day of the Lord is neer, it is neer] It is the day of the Lord, that fatall day appointed by him to ruine the nation: for with him it is all one whether it be done againſt a nation, or againſt a man only Iob 34.29. Next, it is his great day; becauſe therein the great God will ſet himſelf to do great matters: How much more at the day of judgment called alſo a great day Rev. 6.17. and 16.14.
This great day is neer, yea very neer, it haſteth greatly] it hath wings and wind under thoſe wings, as Zech. 5.9. it will be upon men ere they are aware: neither will any thing more haſten it then their ſecurity, and feareleſneſſe. Think the ſame of the laſt day which cannot but be at hand, and then the tranſgreſſours ſhall be deſtroyed together: the end of the wicked ſhall be cut off Pſal. 37.38.
even the voice of the day of the Lord] Methinks I heare it. Fallor?Ovid. 5. Faſt. an armaſonat? non fallimur, arma ſonabant. Mars venit, & veniens bellica ſigna dedit. Hierome ſpeaketh thus of himſelf, whether I eat, or drink, or ſleep, methinks I heare that laſt trump ſounding theſe words in mine eares, Ariſe ye dead and come to judgment. Surgite mortui venite in judicium. A very neceſſary meditation.
the mighty man ſhall cry there bitterly] How much more the turba imbellis, the weak and cowardly? they ſhall take up a loud lamentation, and cry with the breaking of their loines.
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