Zephaniah 1:8 (DBY)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Zephaniah 1:6 and them that turn back from after Jehovah, and that do not seek Jehovah, nor inquire for him.

Zephaniah 1:7 Be silent at the presence of the Lord Jehovah; for the day of Jehovah is at hand; for Jehovah hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath hallowed 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 will I punish all those that leap over the threshold, who fill their master's house with violence and deceit.

Zephaniah 1:10 And in that day, saith Jehovah, there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish-gate, and a howling from the second [quarter], and a great crashing from the hills.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "come", "pass", "jehovah's", "sacrifice", "punish", "princes", and "king's". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "come", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Be silent at the presence of the..." into verse 9's "And in that day will I punish...", so "shall" and "come" 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 "shall" and "come" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.