Zephaniah 1:7

1:7 Be silent before the Lord God, 1 

for the Lord’s day of judgment 2  is almost here. 3 

The Lord has prepared a sacrificial meal; 4 

he has ritually purified 5  his guests.

Zephaniah 1:15

1:15 That day will be a day of God’s anger, 6 

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,

Jeremiah 39:2

39:2 It lasted until the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year. 7  On that day they broke through the city walls.

1 tn Heb “Lord Lord.” The phrase אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה (adonai yÿhvih) is customarily rendered by Jewish tradition as “Lord God.”

2 tn Heb “the day of the Lord.”

3 tn Or “near.”

4 tn Heb “a sacrifice.” This same word also occurs in the following verse.

5 tn Or “consecrated” (ASV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

6 tn Heb “a day of wrath.” The word “God’s” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

7 sn According to modern reckoning that would have been July 18, 586 b.c. The siege thus lasted almost a full eighteen months.