Zefanya 3:7

3:7 I thought, ¹  ‘Certainly you will respect ²  me!

Now you will accept correction!’

If she had done so, her home ³  would not be destroyed ⁴ 

by all the punishments I have threatened. ⁵ 

But they eagerly sinned

in everything they did. ⁶ 

Zefanya 1:10

1:10 On that day,” says the Lord,

“a loud cry will go up ⁷  from the Fish Gate, ⁸ 

wailing from the city’s newer district, ⁹ 

and a loud crash ¹⁰  from the hills.

Zefanya 3:5

3:5 The just Lord resides ¹¹  within her;

he commits no unjust acts. ¹² 

Every morning he reveals ¹³  his justice.

At dawn he appears without fail. ¹⁴ 

Yet the unjust know no shame.

[3:7]  ¹ tn Heb “said.”

[3:7]  ² tn Or “fear.” The second person verb form (“you will respect”) is feminine singular, indicating that personified Jerusalem is addressed.

[3:7]  sn God’s judgment of the nations (v. 6) was an object lesson for Israel’s benefit.

[3:7]  ³ tn Or “dwelling place.”

[3:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “cut off.”

[3:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “all which I have punished her.” The precise meaning of this statement and its relationship to what precedes are unclear.

[3:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “But they got up early, they made corrupt all their actions.” The phrase “they got up early” probably refers to their eagerness to engage in sinful activities.

[1:10]  ⁷ tn The words “will go up” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[1:10]  ⁸ sn The Fish Gate was located on Jerusalem’s north side (cf. 2 Chr 33:14; Neh 3:3; 12:39).

[1:10]  ⁹ 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]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “great breaking.”

[3:5]  ¹¹ tn The word “resides” is supplied for clarification.

[3:5]  ¹² tn Or “he does no injustice.”

[3:5]  ¹³ tn Heb “gives”; or “dispenses.”

[3:5]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “at the light he is not missing.” Note that NASB (which capitalizes pronouns referring to Deity) has divided the lines differently: “Every morning He brings His justice to light; // He does not fail.”