Imamat 26:23

26:23 “‘If in spite of these things ¹  you do not allow yourselves to be disciplined and you walk in hostility against me, ² 

Zefanya 3:7

3:7 I thought, ³  ‘Certainly you will respect ⁴  me!

Now you will accept correction!’

If she had done so, her home ⁵  would not be destroyed ⁶ 

by all the punishments I have threatened. ⁷ 

But they eagerly sinned

in everything they did. ⁸ 

[26:23]  ¹ tn Heb “And if in these.”

[26:23]  ² tn Heb “with me,” but see the added preposition בְּ (bet) on the phrase “in hostility” in vv. 24 and 27.

[3:7]  ³ tn Heb “said.”

[3:7]  ⁴ tn Or “fear.” The second person verb form (“you will respect”) is feminine singular, indicating that personified Jerusalem is addressed.

[3:7]  sn God’s judgment of the nations (v. 6) was an object lesson for Israel’s benefit.

[3:7]  ⁵ tn Or “dwelling place.”

[3:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “cut off.”

[3:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “all which I have punished her.” The precise meaning of this statement and its relationship to what precedes are unclear.

[3:7]  ⁸ tn Heb “But they got up early, they made corrupt all their actions.” The phrase “they got up early” probably refers to their eagerness to engage in sinful activities.