And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him.
The Prophet seems here to include, as it were, in one bundle, the proud despisers of God, as well as those idolaters of whom he had spoken. It may yet be, that he describes the same persons in different words, and that he means that they were addicted to their own superstitions, because they were unwilling to serve God sincerely and from the heart, and...
That Zephaniah descended from King Hezekiah gave him standing to reprove the king's own children. When magistrates and ministers work together in reformation, removing idolatry as both did under Josiah, the work prospers; when they do not, corruption returns even in a godly reign.
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Commenting on Zephaniah 1:1-6
And them that are turned back from the Lord Who once were worshippers of him, but now become apostates, and had turned their backs on him and his worship. Some think this describes those who renewed their covenant with God in Josiah's time, and after that revolted from him, who must be very abominable to him; and therefore he threatens to stretch out his hand...