Zephaniah 1:7 (ASV)

Passage

Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord Jehovah; for the day of Jehovah is at hand: for Jehovah hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath consecrated his guests.

Nearby Context

Zephaniah 1:5 and them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship, that swear to Jehovah and swear by Malcam;

Zephaniah 1:6 and them that are turned back from following Jehovah; and those that have not sought Jehovah, nor inquired after him.

Zephaniah 1:7 Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord Jehovah; for the day of Jehovah is at hand: for Jehovah hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath consecrated his guests.

Zephaniah 1:8 And it shall come to pass in the day of Jehovah`s sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king`s sons, and all such as are clothed with foreign apparel.

Zephaniah 1:9 And in that day I will punish all those that leap over the threshold, that fill their master`s house with violence and deceit.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hold", "peace", "presence", "lord", "jehovah", and "hand". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hold" and "peace", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "and them that are turned back from..." into verse 8's "And it shall come to pass in...", so "hold" and "peace" belong inside that flow. In Zephaniah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "hold" and "peace" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.