3:16 On that day they will say 1 to Jerusalem,
“Don’t be afraid, Zion!
Your hands must not be paralyzed from panic! 2
1:9 On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, 3
who fill the house of their master 4 with wealth taken by violence and deceit. 5
1:10 On that day,” says the Lord,
“a loud cry will go up 6 from the Fish Gate, 7
wailing from the city’s newer district, 8
and a loud crash 9 from the hills.
1:15 That day will be a day of God’s anger, 10
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,
3:11 In that day you 11 will not be ashamed of all your rebelliousness against me, 12
for then I will remove from your midst those who proudly boast, 13
and you will never again be arrogant on my holy hill.
1 tn Heb “it will be said.” The passive construction has been translated as active for stylistic reasons.
2 tn Heb “your hands must not go limp.”
3 sn The point of the statement all who hop over the threshold is unclear. A ritual or superstition associated with the Philistine god Dagon may be in view (see 1 Sam 5:5).
4 tn The referent of “their master” is unclear. The king or a pagan god may be in view.
5 tn Heb “who fill…with violence and deceit.” The expression “violence and deceit” refers metonymically to the wealth taken by oppressive measures.
5 tn The words “will go up” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
6 sn The Fish Gate was located on Jerusalem’s north side (cf. 2 Chr 33:14; Neh 3:3; 12:39).
7 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”).
8 tn Heb “great breaking.”
7 tn Heb “a day of wrath.” The word “God’s” is supplied in the translation for clarification.
9 sn The second person verbs and pronouns are feminine singular, indicating that personified Jerusalem is addressed here.
10 tn Heb “In that day you not be ashamed because of all your actions, [in] which you rebelled against me.”
11 tn Heb “the arrogant ones of your pride.”