I Will Stretch Out My Hand Against Judah and Judea

Zephaniah paints the coming punishment as a de-creation back toward chaos. The rubble mentioned in this text that God will destroy with the wicked most likely are idols. Yahweh's earthly residence was Jerusalem. Yet at the very location of his temple palace dwelt a holdout of Jews,. Judeans, worshiping the Canaanites, false storm and fertility deity, Baal.