Zephaniah 2:10

“This shall they have for their pride, etc.] This calamity shall come upon their land, the land of the Moabites and Ammonites, for their pride, which often goes before a fall; and has frequently been the cause of the ruin of kingdoms and states, and of particular persons; and indeed seems to have been the first sin of the apostate angels, and of fallen man. Of the pride of Moab (see <231606>Isaiah 16:6): because they have reproached and magnified [themselves] against the people of the Lord of hosts; they looked with disdain upon them, as greatly below them; and spoke contemptibly of them, of their nation, and religion; and “made” themselves “great”, and set up themselves “above” them, opened…”

“(Compare Zep 2:8). their pride--in antithesis to the meek (Zep 2:3).”

“This shall they have for their pride - Literally, “This to them instead of their pride.” Contempt and shame shall be the residue of the proud man; the exaltation shall be gone, and all which they shall gain to themselves shall be shame. Moab and Ammon are the types of heretics . As they were akin to the people of God, but hating it; akin to Abraham through a lawless birth, but ever molesting the children of Abraham, so heretics profess to believe in Christ, to be children of Christ, and yet ever seek to overthrow the faith of Christians. As the Church says, “My mothers children are” “angry with me” Song of Solomon 1:5. They seem to have escaped the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah (pagan…”

“for: Zep 2:8; Isa 16:6; Jer 48:29; Dan 4:37, Dan 5:20-23; Oba 1:3; Pe1 5:5 and magnified: Exo 9:17, Exo 10:3; Isa 10:12-15, Isa 37:22-29; Eze 38:14-18 Zephaniah 2:11”