Zephaniah 3:16

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 

Zephaniah 1:9-10

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.

Zephaniah 1:15

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,

Zephaniah 3:11

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.

[3:16]  ¹ tn Heb “it will be said.” The passive construction has been translated as active for stylistic reasons.

[3:16]  ² tn Heb “your hands must not go limp.”

[1:9]  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).

[1:9]  ⁴ tn The referent of “their master” is unclear. The king or a pagan god may be in view.

[1:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “who fill…with violence and deceit.” The expression “violence and deceit” refers metonymically to the wealth taken by oppressive measures.

[1:10]  ⁵ tn The words “will go up” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[1:10]  ⁶ sn The Fish Gate was located on Jerusalem’s north side (cf. 2 Chr 33:14; Neh 3:3; 12:39).

[1:10]  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”).

[1:10]  ⁸ tn Heb “great breaking.”

[1:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “a day of wrath.” The word “God’s” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[3:11]  ⁹ sn The second person verbs and pronouns are feminine singular, indicating that personified Jerusalem is addressed here.

[3:11]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “In that day you not be ashamed because of all your actions, [in] which you rebelled against me.”

[3:11]  ¹¹ tn Heb “the arrogant ones of your pride.”