Zefanya 1:10

1:10 On that day,” says the Lord,

“a loud cry will go up ¹  from the Fish Gate, ² 

wailing from the city’s newer district, ³ 

and a loud crash ⁴  from the hills.

Zefanya 2:13

2:13 The Lord ⁵  will attack the north ⁶ 

and destroy Assyria.

He will make Nineveh a heap of ruins;

it will be as barren ⁷  as the desert.

[1:10]  ¹ tn The words “will go up” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[1:10]  ² sn The Fish Gate was located on Jerusalem’s north side (cf. 2 Chr 33:14; Neh 3:3; 12:39).

[1:10]  ³ tn Heb “from the second area.” This may refer to an area northwest of the temple where the rich lived (see Adele Berlin, Zephaniah [AB 25A], 86; cf. NASB, NRSV “the Second Quarter”; NIV “the New Quarter”).

[1:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “great breaking.”

[2:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “He”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “he will stretch out his hand against the north.”

[2:13]  ⁷ tn Or “dry.”