Zephaniah 1:8 (GNV)

Passage

And it shalbe in the day of the Lords sacrifice, that I will visite the princes and the Kings children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparell.

Nearby Context

Zephaniah 1:6 And them that are turned backe from the Lord, and those that haue not sought the Lord, nor inquired for him.

Zephaniah 1:7 Be stil at the presence of the Lord God: for the day of the Lord is at hand: for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, and hath sanctified his ghests.

Zephaniah 1:8 And it shalbe in the day of the Lords sacrifice, that I will visite the princes and the Kings children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparell.

Zephaniah 1:9 In the same day also will I visite all those that dance vpon the threshold so proudly, which fill their masters houses by crueltie and deceite.

Zephaniah 1:10 And in that day, saith the Lord, there shall be a noise, and cry from the fishgate, and an howling from the second gate, and a great destruction from the hilles.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shalbe", "lords", "sacrifice", "visite", "princes", "kings", "children", and "such". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shalbe" and "lords", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Be stil at the presence of the..." into verse 9's "In the same day also will I...", so "shalbe" and "lords" 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 "shalbe" and "lords" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.