Zephaniah 2:11

Famish. — Literally as in margin “make lean:” to “cause to disappear.”

Every one from his place. — It is difficult to accept Keil’s theory of a pregnant construction, “each one coming from his place:” scil. to Jerusalem. This passage, therefore, is one of the very few which foretell that the worship of Jehovah shall find centres outside the Holy Land. The usual prediction, on the other hand, represents the converted nations as “flowing” to Jerusalem.

Isles. — Better, sea coasts.