3:15 The Lord has removed the judgment against you; 1
he has turned back your enemy.
Israel’s king, the Lord, is in your midst!
You no longer need to fear disaster.
1:1 This is the prophetic message that the Lord gave to 2 Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah. Zephaniah delivered this message during the reign of 3 King Josiah son of Amon of Judah:
1 tn Heb “your judgments,” that is, “the judgments directed against you.” The translation reflects the implications of the parallelism.
2 tn Heb “The word of the
3 tn Heb “in the days of.” The words “Zephaniah delivered this message” are supplied in the translation for clarification.