Zefanya 1:7
Konteks1:7 Be silent before the Lord God, 1
for the Lord’s day of judgment 2 is almost here. 3
The Lord has prepared a sacrificial meal; 4
he has ritually purified 5 his guests.
Zefanya 1:18
Konteks1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them
in the day of the Lord’s angry judgment.
The whole earth 6 will be consumed by his fiery wrath. 7
Indeed, 8 he will bring terrifying destruction 9 on all who live on the earth.” 10
[1:7] 1 tn Heb “Lord
[1:7] 2 tn Heb “the day of the
[1:7] sn The origin of the concept of “the day of the
[1:7] 4 tn Heb “a sacrifice.” This same word also occurs in the following verse.
[1:7] sn Because a sacrificial meal presupposes the slaughter of animals, it is used here as a metaphor of the bloody judgment to come.
[1:7] 5 tn Or “consecrated” (ASV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).
[1:18] 6 tn Or “land” (cf. NEB). This same word also occurs at the end of the present verse.
[1:18] 7 tn Or “passion”; traditionally, “jealousy.”
[1:18] 9 tn Heb “complete destruction, even terror, he will make.”
[1:18] 10 tn It is not certain where the