Zefanya 1:9
Konteks1:9 On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, 1
who fill the house of their master 2 with wealth taken by violence and deceit. 3
Zefanya 1:14
Konteks1:14 The Lord’s great day of judgment 4 is almost here;
it is approaching very rapidly!
There will be a bitter sound on the Lord’s day of judgment;
at that time warriors will cry out in battle. 5
[1:9] 1 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] 2 tn The referent of “their master” is unclear. The king or a pagan god may be in view.
[1:9] 3 tn Heb “who fill…with violence and deceit.” The expression “violence and deceit” refers metonymically to the wealth taken by oppressive measures.
[1:14] 4 tn Heb “The great day of the
[1:14] 5 tn Heb “the sound of the day of the