Zefanya 1:18

1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them

in the day of the Lord’s angry judgment.

The whole earth ¹  will be consumed by his fiery wrath. ² 

Indeed, ³  he will bring terrifying destruction ⁴  on all who live on the earth.” ⁵ 

Hosea 4:3

4:3 Therefore the land will mourn,

and all its inhabitants will perish. ⁶ 

The wild animals, ⁷  the birds of the sky,

and even the fish in the sea will perish.

[1:18]  ¹ tn Or “land” (cf. NEB). This same word also occurs at the end of the present verse.

[1:18]  ² tn Or “passion”; traditionally, “jealousy.”

[1:18]  ³ tn Or “for.”

[1:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “complete destruction, even terror, he will make.”

[1:18]  ⁵ tn It is not certain where the Lord’s words end and the prophet’s words begin. It is possible that Zephaniah begins speaking in the middle of v. 17 or at the beginning of v. 18 (note the third person pronouns referring to the Lord).

[4:3]  ⁶ tn Or “languish” (so KJV, NRSV); NIV “waste away.”

[4:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “the beasts of the field” (so NAB, NIV).