Zephaniah 1:13

“Therefore their goods shall become a booty, etc.] To the enemy; the riches they trusted in, and thought themselves so secure of; and therefore denied divine Providence, which ought to be depended upon amidst the greatest affluence; or otherwise the Lord has various ways by which he can soon strip men of all their enjoyments, and dispose of them to others: and their houses a desolation; be pulled down by the enemy; or left uninhabited, they being killed or carried captive, even their whole families: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit [them]; not long, at least; not always, as they expected, and promised themselves when they built them: and they shall plant vineyards, and not drink…”

“Therefore their goods shall become a booty, &c.--Fulfilling the prophecy in Deu 28:30, Deu 28:39 (compare Amo 5:11).”

“Therefore their goods - Literally, “And their strength.” It is the simple sequel in God’s Providence. It is a continued narrative. God will visit those who say, that God does not interfere in man’s affairs, and, it shall be seen Jeremiah 44:28 whose words shall stand, God’s or their’s. All which God had threatened in the law shall be fulfilled. God, in the fulfillment of the punishment, which He had foretold in the law Leviticus 26:32-33; Deuteronomy 28:0, would vindicate not only His present Providence, but His continual government of His own world. All which is strength to man, shall the rather fail, because it is strength, and they presume on it and it deceives them. Its one end is to…”

“1:13 God would send an invading force to plunder Jerusalem. The destruction would come so quickly that those with ill-gotten gain would not survive to enjoy their wealth.”

“their goods: Zep 1:9; Isa 6:11, Isa 24:1-3; Jer 4:7, Jer 4:20, Jer 5:17, Jer 9:11, Jer 9:19, Jer 12:10-13; Eze 7:19, Eze 7:21; Eze 22:31; Mic 3:12 build: Deu 28:30, Deu 28:39, Deu 28:51; Isa 5:8, Isa 5:9, Isa 65:21, Isa 65:22; Amo 5:11; Mic 6:15 Zephaniah 1:14”