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Wesley's Explanatory Notes on Zephaniah 1:8

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Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · 18th-century historical commentary
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The princes - The great ones, who dreamed of shifting better than others, but fell with the first, Kg2 25:19-21. Children - Sons and grand - children, Josiah: Jehoahaz died a captive in Egypt, Kg2 23:34, Jehoakim died in Babylon, and was buried with the burial of an ass, Jer 22:18-19, Jeconiah died a captive: and Zedekiah and his children, fared still worse. Strange apparel - The garb of foreigners, imitated by the wanton Jews. Zephaniah 1:9
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