Zephaniah 2:8

“I have heard Moab’s taunts and the Ammonites’ insults. They ¹  taunted my people and verbally harassed those living in Judah. ² 

Ps 83:4-7; Jer 48:27-29; Jer 49:1; Eze 25:3-7; Eze 25:8-11; Eze 36:2; Am 1:13

¹ tn Heb “who.” A new sentence was begun here in the translation for stylistic reasons.

² tn Heb “and they made great [their mouth?] against their territory.” Other possible translation options include (1) “they enlarged their own territory” (cf. NEB) and (2) “they bragged about [the size] of their own territory.”