Zephaniah 3:5

3:5 The just Lord resides ¹  within her;

he commits no unjust acts. ² 

Every morning he reveals ³  his justice.

At dawn he appears without fail. ⁴ 

Yet the unjust know no shame.

Zephaniah 1:18

1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them

in the day of the Lord’s angry judgment.

The whole earth ⁵  will be consumed by his fiery wrath. ⁶ 

Indeed, ⁷  he will bring terrifying destruction ⁸  on all who live on the earth.” ⁹ 

[3:5]  ¹ tn The word “resides” is supplied for clarification.

[3:5]  ² tn Or “he does no injustice.”

[3:5]  ³ tn Heb “gives”; or “dispenses.”

[3:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “at the light he is not missing.” Note that NASB (which capitalizes pronouns referring to Deity) has divided the lines differently: “Every morning He brings His justice to light; // He does not fail.”

[1:18]  ⁵ tn Or “land” (cf. NEB). This same word also occurs at the end of the present verse.

[1:18]  ⁶ tn Or “passion”; traditionally, “jealousy.”

[1:18]  ⁷ tn Or “for.”

[1:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “complete destruction, even terror, he will make.”

[1:18]  ⁹ tn It is not certain where the Lord’s words end and the prophet’s words begin. It is possible that Zephaniah begins speaking in the middle of v. 17 or at the beginning of v. 18 (note the third person pronouns referring to the Lord).