Discovery BoxZephaniah 3:7 
Context3:7 I thought, 1 ‘Certainly you will respect 2 me!
Now you will accept correction!’
If she had done so, her home 3 would not be destroyed 4
by all the punishments I have threatened. 5
But they eagerly sinned
in everything they did. 6
Zephaniah 3:9
Context3:9 Know for sure that I will then enable
the nations to give me acceptable praise. 7
All of them will invoke the Lord’s name when they pray, 8
and will worship him in unison. 9
Zephaniah 3:11
Context3:11 In that day you 10 will not be ashamed of all your rebelliousness against me, 11
for then I will remove from your midst those who proudly boast, 12
and you will never again be arrogant on my holy hill.
Zephaniah 3:20
Context3:20 At that time I will lead you –
at the time I gather you together. 13
Be sure of this! 14 I will make all the nations of the earth respect and admire you 15
when you see me restore you,” 16 says the Lord.
1 tn Heb “said.”
2 tn Or “fear.” The second person verb form (“you will respect”) is feminine singular, indicating that personified Jerusalem is addressed.
sn God’s judgment of the nations (v. 6) was an object lesson for Israel’s benefit.
3 tn Or “dwelling place.”
4 tn Heb “cut off.”
5 tn Heb “all which I have punished her.” The precise meaning of this statement and its relationship to what precedes are unclear.
6 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.
7 tn Heb “Certainly [or perhaps, “For”] then I will restore to the nations a pure lip.”
sn I will then enable the nations to give me acceptable praise. This apparently refers to a time when the nations will reject their false idol-gods and offer genuine praise to the one true God.
8 tn Heb “so that all of them will call on the name of the
9 tn Heb “so that [they] will serve him [with] one shoulder.”
10 sn The second person verbs and pronouns are feminine singular, indicating that personified Jerusalem is addressed here.
11 tn Heb “In that day you not be ashamed because of all your actions, [in] which you rebelled against me.”
12 tn Heb “the arrogant ones of your pride.”
13 tn In this line the second person pronoun is masculine plural, indicating that the exiles are addressed.
14 tn Or “for.”
15 tn Heb “I will make you into a name and praise among all the peoples of the earth.” Here the word “name” carries the nuance of “good reputation.”
16 tn Heb “when I restore your fortunes to your eyes.” See the note on the phrase “restore them” in 2:7.
