3 I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks
3 "I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea, and the rubble
3 "Men and women and animals, including birds and fish - Anything and everything that causes sin - will go, but especially people.
3 "I will consume man and beast; I will consume the birds of the heavens, The fish of the sea, And the stumbling blocks
3 "I will sweep away people and animals alike. I will sweep away the birds of the sky and the fish in the sea. I will reduce the wicked to heaps of rubble, and I will wipe humanity from the face of the earth," says the Lord .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Zephaniah 1:3
Commentary on Zephaniah 1:1-6
(Read Zephaniah 1:1-6)
Ruin is coming, utter ruin; destruction from the Almighty. The servants of God all proclaim, There is no peace for the wicked. The expressions are figurative, speaking every where desolation; the land shall be left without inhabitants. The sinners to be consumed are, the professed idolaters, and those that worship Jehovah and idols, or swear to the Lord, and to Malcham. Those that think to divide their affections and worship between God and idols, will come short of acceptance with God; for what communion can there be between light and darkness? If Satan have half, he will have all; if the Lord have but half, he will have none. Neglect of God shows impiety and contempt. May none of us be among those who draw back unto perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.