Zephaniah 1:8
Context1:8 “On the day of the Lord’s sacrificial meal,
I will punish the princes 1 and the king’s sons,
and all who wear foreign styles of clothing. 2
Zephaniah 1:18
Context1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them
in the day of the Lord’s angry judgment.
The whole earth 3 will be consumed by his fiery wrath. 4
Indeed, 5 he will bring terrifying destruction 6 on all who live on the earth.” 7
1 tn Or “officials” (NRSV, TEV); NLT “leaders.”
2 sn The very dress of the royal court, foreign styles of clothing, revealed the degree to which Judah had assimilated foreign customs.
3 tn Or “land” (cf. NEB). This same word also occurs at the end of the present verse.
4 tn Or “passion”; traditionally, “jealousy.”
5 tn Or “for.”
6 tn Heb “complete destruction, even terror, he will make.”
7 tn It is not certain where the