Zephaniah 1:2
Context| NETBible | “I will destroy 1 everything from the face of the earth,” says the Lord. |
| XREF | 2Ki 22:16,17; 2Ch 36:21; Isa 6:11; Jer 6:8,9; Jer 24:8-10; Jer 34:22; Jer 36:29; Eze 33:27-29; Mic 7:13 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn The Hebrew text combines the infinitive absolute of אָסַף (’asaf, “gather up, sweep away”) with a Hiphil prefixed first person form of סוּף (suf, “come to an end”; see Jer 8:13 for the same combination). This can be translated literally, “Sweeping away, I will bring to an end.” Some prefer to emend the text so that the infinitive and finite form of the verb are from the same root (“I will certainly sweep away,” if from אָסַף [cf. NEB, NIV, NRSV]; “I will certainly bring to an end,” if from סוּף). For a discussion of proposals see J. J. M. Roberts, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah (OTL), 167, 169. |
