Zephaniah 1:9
"In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold,.... Not in a ludicrous way, who, by dancing and leaping, made sport for persons, and brought their masters much gain, as the damsel possessed with a spirit of divination did, Act 16:16 rather, that entered rashly and irreverently into the house of God; or else in an idolatrous way, who, when they went into an idol's temple, did not

tread upon the threshold, but leaped over it, as the priests of Dagon, after the fall of that idol on the threshold, Sa1 5:4 . So the Targum, "and I will visit all those that walk in the laws (or according to the customs) of the Philistines;'' whose idol Dagon was: but it seems better to interpret it of such, who, seeing houses full of good things, in a rude, bold, insolent manner, thrust themselves, or jumped into them, and took away what they pleased; or when they returned to their masters' houses with their spoil, who set them on, and encouraged them in these practices, leaped over the threshold for joy of what they had got, as Aben Ezra observes; which agrees with what follows: which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit; that is, with goods got by rapine and force, and by fraudulent ways and methods: this is to be understood of the servants of great men, who, to feed the ambition and avarice of their masters, used very oppressive methods with inferior persons to get their substance from them, and gratify their masters. Cocceius interprets these "three" verses of the day of Christ's coming in the flesh being at hand, when the true sacrifice should be offered up, and God would call his people to feed by faith upon it; when all civil power and authority in the sanhedrim and family of David should be removed from the Jews; and all friendship with the nations of the world, signified by likeness of garments; and the priestly dignity, the priests, according to him, being those that leaped over the threshold; that is, of the house of the Lord, the temple, and filled it with the spoil of widows' houses, unsupportable precepts, and false doctrines.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (13 words)

H6485 פְקַד
Definition:

31+; 1 singularמָּקַדְתִּיExodus 3:16+, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיִפְקֹדGenesis 50:24+, etc.;Imperativemasculine singularמְּקֹדNumbers 3:15+, etc.;Infinitive absoluteמָּקֹדGenesis 50:24+;const 31+; 1 singularמָּקַדְתִּיExodus 3:16+, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיִפְקֹדGenesis 50:24+, etc.;Imperativemasculine singularמְּקֹדNumbers 3:15+, etc.;Infinitive absoluteמָּקֹדGenesis 50:24+;const

Possible Meanings:
  • attend to (semantic_range)
  • visit (semantic_range)
  • muster (semantic_range)
  • appoint (semantic_range)
  • pay attention to (semantic_range)
H5921 עַל
Definition:

“The Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). From the opening verses, עַל marks God’s sovereignty above the chaotic deep, foreshadowing His orderly governance of the “The Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). From the opening verses, עַל marks God’s sovereignty above the chaotic deep, foreshadowing His orderly governance of the

Possible Meanings:
  • upon (semantic_range)
  • on account of (semantic_range)
  • to (semantic_range)
H3605 כֹּל
Definition:

8 Kt.),noun masculinethe whole, all(Moabite, Phoenician,id.; Aramaicכּוֺל,; Arabic; Sabeanכל, compare DHMEpigr. Denk. 36-38; EthiopicAssyriankullatu) — absoluteכֹּל, constructכֹּלGenesis 2:5,16,20 #NA 8 Kt.),noun masculinethe whole, all(Moabite, Phoenician,id.; Aramaicכּוֺל,; Arabic; Sabeanכל, compare DHMEpigr. Denk. 36-38; EthiopicAssyriankullatu) — absoluteכֹּל, constructכֹּלGenesis 2:5,16,20 #NA

H1801 דָּלַג
Definition:

9leap, with articleone leapingעלהַֿמִּפְתָּן;ᵐ51 Samuel 5:5ὑπερβαίνοντες ὑπερβαίνουσιν=דָּלֹג יִדְלֹ֑גוּcompare Dr.Pi`elImperfectיְדַלֵּגIsaiah 35:6;אֲדַלֶּגֿPsalm 18:30=2 Samuel 22:30;Participleמְדַל 9leap, with articleone leapingעלהַֿמִּפְתָּן;ᵐ51 Samuel 5:5ὑπερβαίνοντες ὑπερβαίνουσιν=דָּלֹג יִדְלֹ֑גוּcompare Dr.Pi`elImperfectיְדַלֵּגIsaiah 35:6;אֲדַלֶּגֿPsalm 18:30=2 Samuel 22:30;Participleמְדַל

Possible Meanings:
  • leap over (semantic_range)
H5921 עַל
Definition:

“The Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). From the opening verses, עַל marks God’s sovereignty above the chaotic deep, foreshadowing His orderly governance of the “The Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). From the opening verses, עַל marks God’s sovereignty above the chaotic deep, foreshadowing His orderly governance of the

Possible Meanings:
  • upon (semantic_range)
  • on account of (semantic_range)
  • to (semantic_range)
H4670 מִפְתָּן
Definition:

4;Zephaniah 1:9; constructמִפְתַּן דָּגוֺן1 Samuel 5:5,הַבַּיִת׳מEzekiel 9:3;Ezekiel 10:4,18;Ezekiel 47:1,הַשַּׁצר׳מEzekiel 46:2.Topical LexiconMeaning and Ancient SettingThe word denotes the stone or 4;Zephaniah 1:9; constructמִפְתַּן דָּגוֺן1 Samuel 5:5,הַבַּיִת׳מEzekiel 9:3;Ezekiel 10:4,18;Ezekiel 47:1,הַשַּׁצר׳מEzekiel 46:2.Topical LexiconMeaning and Ancient SettingThe word denotes the stone or

Possible Meanings:
  • threshold (semantic_range)
H3117 יוֹם
Definition:

5day(Late Hebrewid.; Aramaicיומָא,; Phoenicianים; MI5ימן, suffixימיGenesis 1:6;Genesis 1:9;Genesis 1:33, plural constructימיGenesis 1:8, suffix 3masculine singularימה; SI3ים; ZinjirliיוםDHMSendsch Glo 5day(Late Hebrewid.; Aramaicיומָא,; Phoenicianים; MI5ימן, suffixימיGenesis 1:6;Genesis 1:9;Genesis 1:33, plural constructימיGenesis 1:8, suffix 3masculine singularימה; SI3ים; ZinjirliיוםDHMSendsch Glo

H1931 הוּא
Definition:

23Kt, seeהוּא.הוּאmasculineהִיאfeminine(plural masculineהֵ֫מָּה,הֵם; feminineהֵ֫נָּה,הֵן[the latter only with prefixes]; see these words),pronoun of the 3rd person singular,he, she, used also(in both 23Kt, seeהוּא.הוּאmasculineהִיאfeminine(plural masculineהֵ֫מָּה,הֵם; feminineהֵ֫נָּה,הֵן[the latter only with prefixes]; see these words),pronoun of the 3rd person singular,he, she, used also(in both

H4390 מָלֵא
Definition:

5) {maw-law'}; a primitive root, to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively) -- accomplish, confirm, + consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, f 5) {maw-law'}; a primitive root, to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively) -- accomplish, confirm, + consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, f

Possible Meanings:
  • was filled with rage (semantic_range)
H1004 בּיִת
Definition:

12house(Phoenicianבת, MIבת, suffixביתה, Arabic, Aramaicבַּיְתָא,Assyrianbîtu, COTGloss, Sabeanבית,בת,fortressDHMZMG 1883, 387;templeHal257DHMZMG 1876, 697, EthiopicPalmyrene inבת עלמא,בת מקברתאsepulch 12house(Phoenicianבת, MIבת, suffixביתה, Arabic, Aramaicבַּיְתָא,Assyrianbîtu, COTGloss, Sabeanבית,בת,fortressDHMZMG 1883, 387;templeHal257DHMZMG 1876, 697, EthiopicPalmyrene inבת עלמא,בת מקברתאsepulch

Possible Meanings:
  • lodge (semantic_range)
  • pass the night (semantic_range)
H0113 אָדוֹן
Definition:

1lord (Phoenicianאדן) —׳אPsalm 12:5#NAME?אֲדוֺןJoshua 3:11+; pluralאֲדֹנִיםIsaiah 26:13+; constructאֲדֹנֵיDeuteronomy 10:17+; suffixאֲדֹנֵינוּ1 Samuel 25:14+ etc.; (אֲדֹנִי,אֲדֹנַי,אֲדֹנָיare variatio 1lord (Phoenicianאדן) —׳אPsalm 12:5#NAME?אֲדוֺןJoshua 3:11+; pluralאֲדֹנִיםIsaiah 26:13+; constructאֲדֹנֵיDeuteronomy 10:17+; suffixאֲדֹנֵינוּ1 Samuel 25:14+ etc.; (אֲדֹנִי,אֲדֹנַי,אֲדֹנָיare variatio

H2555 חָמָס
Definition:

17violence, wrong— absolute׳חGenesis 6:11+ 44 t.; constructחֲמַסJudges 9:247t.; suffixחֲמָסִיGenesis 16:5;Jeremiah 51:35(in both = wrongdone to me);חֲמָסוֺPsalm 7:17; pluralחֲמָסִים2 Samuel 22:493t.; 17violence, wrong— absolute׳חGenesis 6:11+ 44 t.; constructחֲמַסJudges 9:247t.; suffixחֲמָסִיGenesis 16:5;Jeremiah 51:35(in both = wrongdone to me);חֲמָסוֺPsalm 7:17; pluralחֲמָסִים2 Samuel 22:493t.;

H4820 מִרְמָה
Definition:

5+; plural absoluteמִרְמוֺתPsalm 10:7+; —deceit, of balances,׳מאןזנֵי מi.e.deceptive balancesAmos 8:5(""שֶׁקֶר),Hosea 12:8;Proverbs 11:1(opposed toקֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה),Proverbs 20:23,׳אַבְנֵי מMicah 6:11(s 5+; plural absoluteמִרְמוֺתPsalm 10:7+; —deceit, of balances,׳מאןזנֵי מi.e.deceptive balancesAmos 8:5(""שֶׁקֶר),Hosea 12:8;Proverbs 11:1(opposed toקֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה),Proverbs 20:23,׳אַבְנֵי מMicah 6:11(s

Possible Meanings:
  • treachery (semantic_range)

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