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 1:13

1:13 Their wealth will be stolen

and their houses ruined!

They will not live in the houses they have built,

nor will they drink the wine from the vineyards they have planted.

Zefanya 1:15

1:15 That day will be a day of God’s anger, ⁵ 

a day of distress and hardship,

a day of devastation and ruin,

a day of darkness and gloom,

a day of clouds and dark skies,

Zefanya 2:11

2:11 The Lord will terrify them, ⁶ 

for ⁷  he will weaken ⁸  all the gods of the earth.

All the distant nations will worship the Lord in their own lands. ⁹ 

[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.”

[1:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “a day of wrath.” The word “God’s” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[2:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “will be awesome over [or, “against”] them.”

[2:11]  ⁷ tn Or “certainly.”

[2:11]  ⁸ tn The meaning of this rare Hebrew word is unclear. If the meaning is indeed “weaken,” then this line may be referring to the reduction of these gods’ territory through conquest (see Adele Berlin, Zephaniah [AB 25A], 110-11). Cf. NEB “reduce to beggary”; NASB “starve”; NIV “when he destroys”; NRSV “shrivel.”

[2:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “and all the coastlands of the nations will worship [or, “bow down”] to him, each from his own place.”