Book of Zephaniah

Isaiah	Yeshayahu
Jeremiah	Yirmeyahu
Ezekiel	Yekhezqel

Joshua	Yehoshua
Judges	Shofetim
Samuel	Shemuel
Kings	Melakhim

Genesis	Bereshit
Exodus	Shemot
Leviticus	Wayiqra
Numbers	Bemidbar
Deuteronomy	Devarim

The Leningrad Codex (AD. 1008) contains the complete text of the Book of Zephaniah in Hebrew.

The Book of Zephaniah /ˌzɛfəˈnaɪ.ə/ (Hebrew: צְפַנְיָה, Ṣəfanyā; sometimes Latinized as Sophonias) is the ninth of the Twelve Minor Prophets of the Old Testament and Tanakh, preceded in all traditions by the Book of Habakkuk and followed by the Book of Haggai. The book has three chapters.^[1] Zephaniah is a male given name which is usually interpreted to mean "Yahweh has hidden/protected",^[2] or "Yahweh hides".^[3] The church father Jerome of Stridon interpreted Zephaniah's name to mean "the watchman of the Lord".^[4] The original text of the prophecy was written in Biblical Hebrew.

Scholars propose various dates of composition; some scholars argue that the book was probably composed during the reign of Josiah (late-seventh century BCE),^[5]^[6] while others hold that an original core of oracles was expanded and edited in exilic or later times.^[7]^[8]

^ "The Bible (online)".
^ Grudem et al. 2008, p. 1729.
^ Carson et al. 2015, p. 1839.
^ "The Prophecy of Sophonias | EWTN". EWTN Global Catholic Television Network.
^ Renz, Thomas (2021). The Books of Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-4674-6184-9.
^ Timmer, Daniel C. (2024). The Theology of the Books of Nahum, Habbakuk, and Zephaniah. Cambridge University Press. pp. 181–183. ISBN 978-1-108-47559-4.
^ Quine, Cat (2021). The Oxford Handbook of the Minor Prophets. Oxford University Press. pp. 499–510. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190673208.013.8.
^ Hagedorn, Anselm C. 2011. “When Did Zephaniah Become a Supporter of Josiah’s Reform?” JTS 62:465-469.

[1] "The Bible (online)".

[FOOTNOTEGrudem_et_al.20081729-2] Grudem et al. 2008, p. 1729.

[FOOTNOTECarson_et_al.20151839-3] Carson et al. 2015, p. 1839.

[4] "The Prophecy of Sophonias | EWTN". EWTN Global Catholic Television Network.

[5] Renz, Thomas (2021). The Books of Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-4674-6184-9.

[6] Timmer, Daniel C. (2024). The Theology of the Books of Nahum, Habbakuk, and Zephaniah. Cambridge University Press. pp. 181–183. ISBN 978-1-108-47559-4.

[7] Quine, Cat (2021). The Oxford Handbook of the Minor Prophets. Oxford University Press. pp. 499–510. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190673208.013.8.

[8] Hagedorn, Anselm C. 2011. “When Did Zephaniah Become a Supporter of Josiah’s Reform?” JTS 62:465-469.

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