Zephaniah 1:8

1:8 “On the day of the Lord’s sacrificial meal,

I will punish the princes ¹  and the king’s sons,

and all who wear foreign styles of clothing. ² 

Zephaniah 3:9

3:9 Know for sure that I will then enable

the nations to give me acceptable praise. ³ 

All of them will invoke the Lord’s name when they pray, ⁴ 

and will worship him in unison. ⁵ 

[1:8]  ¹ tn Or “officials” (NRSV, TEV); NLT “leaders.”

[1:8]  ² sn The very dress of the royal court, foreign styles of clothing, revealed the degree to which Judah had assimilated foreign customs.

[3:9]  ³ tn Heb “Certainly [or perhaps, “For”] then I will restore to the nations a pure lip.”

[3:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “so that all of them will call on the name of the Lord.”

[3:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “so that [they] will serve him [with] one shoulder.”