## Rashi on Zephaniah Chapter 1

###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:2:1
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:2:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:2:1)

**אָסֹף אָסֵף.** לְשׁוֹן ׳כִּלָּיוֹן׳, כְּמוֹ (שופטים יח:כה) ״וְאָסַפְתָּ אֶת נַפְשֶׁךָ״ דְּמִיכָה. וְאָלֶ״ף חֲסֵרָה בְּתֵיבָה שְׁנִיָּה, שֶׁהֲרֵי הָיָה לוֹ לִכְתֹּב ״אֶאֱסֹף״, אֲבָל יֵשׁ כָּאֵלֶּה הַרְבֵּה, כְּמוֹ ״לֹא יָהֵל שָׁם עֲרָבִי״ (ישעיהו יג:כ), שֶׁהוּא כְּמוֹ ״לֹא יֶאֱהַל״.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**I will totally destroy** An expression of destruction, as in (Jud. 18:25) “and you will lose your life,” mentioned regarding Micah. The “aleph” is defective in the second word, for it should have been written אֶאֱסֹף There are many [defective alephs] like these, as in (Isa. 13:20) “no Arab shall pitch his tent there,” which is like יֶאֱהַל.


###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:3:1
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:3:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:3:1)

**וְהַמַּכְשֵׁלוֹת אֶת הָרְשָׁעִים.** הֵם הָעוֹבְדֵי כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and the stumbling blocks with the wicked** They are the pagan deities.


###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:4:1
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:4:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:4:1)

**אֶת שְׁאָר הַבַּעַל.** שֶׁלֹּא תְהֵא שְׁאֵרִית לְזִכְרוֹנוֹ.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the remnant of Baal** that there shall be no remnant of its remembrance.


###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:4:2
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:4:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:4:2)

**הַכְּמָרִים עִם הַכֹּהֲנִים.** ״פַּלְחֵיהוֹן עִם כּוּמְרֵיהֶם״.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the name of the idolatrous priests with the ancillary priests** Their worshippers with their priests.


###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:5:1
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:5:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:5:1)

**וְאֶת הַנִּשְׁבָּעִים לַה׳.** וְחוֹזְרִים וְנִשְׁבָּעִים בְּמַלְכָּם, בַּעֲבוֹדָה זָרָה שֶׁלָּהֶם. עוֹשִׂין עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה עִקָּר, לוֹמַר: אִם אֵין אַתָּה מַאֲמִין בִּשְׁבוּעַת ה׳, הֲרֵינִי נִשְׁבָּע לְךָ בַּעֲבוֹדָה זָרָה.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**who swear by the Lord** and go back and swear by their king, their pagan deity. They make the pagan deity the main one, saying, “If you do not believe the oath by God, I swear to you by the pagan deity.”


###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:7:1
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:7:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:7:1)

**הִקְדִּישׁ קְרֻאָיו.** זִמֵּן חֵילוֹתָיו לְיוֹם מוֹעֵד.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**He has invited His guests** He prepared His armies for the appointed day.


###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:8:1
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:8:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:8:1)

**מַלְבּוּשׁ נָכְרִי.** תַּכְשִׁיטֵי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**gentile garb** Ornaments of the idols.


###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:9:1
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:9:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:9:1)

**הַדּוֹלֵג עַל הַמִּפְתָּן.** תִּרְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן: ״דְּמְהַלְכִין בְּנִימוּסֵי פְלִשְׁתָּאֵי״, שֶׁלֹּא הָיוּ דּוֹרְכִים עַל מִפְתַּן דָּגוֹן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״עַל כֵּן לֹא יִדְרְכוּ כֹהֲנֵי דָגוֹן וְגוֹ׳״ (שמואל א ה:ה).

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**who leaps over the threshold** *Jonathan* renders: who follows the customs of the Philistines, who would not step on the threshold of Dagon, as it is stated (I Sam. 5:5): “Therefore, the priests of Dagon... do not tread, etc.”


###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:10:1
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:10:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:10:1)

**מִשַּׁעַר הַדָּגִים.** תִּרְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן: ״מִתְּרַע נוּנַיָּא״. וְשַׁעַר הָיָה בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם וְכָךְ שְׁמוֹ.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**from the fish gate** *Jonathan* renders: from the gate of the fish; there was a gate in Jerusalem called by that name.


###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:10:2
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:10:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:10:2)

**מִן הַמִּשְׁנֶה.** מִשַּׁעַר הָעוֹפוֹת שֶׁהוּא שֵׁנִי לוֹ.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**from the second gate** from the gate of the fowl, which was second to it [the fish gate].


###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:11:1
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:11:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:11:1)

**יֹשְׁבֵי הַמַּכְתֵּשׁ.** ״נַחֲלָא דְקִדְרוֹן״, שֶׁעֲמֻקָּה כְּמַכְתֶּשֶׁת זֶה, תִּרְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן. וּמִדְרַשׁ אַגָּדָה: **מִשַּׁעַר הַדָּגִים** – זוֹ עַכּוֹ הַנְּתוּנָה בְּחֵיקוֹ שֶׁל הַיָּם, שֶׁשָּׁם נְצוֹדִים דָּגִים הַרְבֵּה.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**you inhabitants of Maktesh** The Kidron Valley, which is as deep as a mortar. This is according to *Targum Jonathan*. **from the fish gate** This is Acre, situated in the bosom of the sea, where many fish are caught.


###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:11:2
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:11:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:11:2)

**מִן הַמִּשְׁנֶה.** לוֹד, שֶׁהִיא מִשְׁנֶה לִירוּשָׁלַיִם.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**from the Mishneh** This is Lod, which is second to Jerusalem.


###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:11:3
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:11:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:11:3)

**מֵהַגְּבָעוֹת.** זוֹ צִפּוֹרִי, שֶׁיּוֹשֶׁבֶת בְּרָאשֵׁי הֶהָרִים כְּצִפּוֹר.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**from the hills** This is Sepphoris, which is situated at the tops of the mountains like a bird.


###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:11:4
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:11:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:11:4)

**יֹשְׁבֵי הַמַּכְתֵּשׁ.** זוֹ טְבֶרְיָא, שֶׁעֲמוּקָה מִכָּל אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**inhabitants of Maktesh** This is Tiberias, which is deeper than all of [the rest of] the land of Israel.


###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:11:5
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:11:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:11:5)

**כִּי נִדְמָה כָּל עַם כְּנָעַן.** תִּרְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן: ״אֲרֵי אֲתַר כָּל עַמָּא דְּדָמֵי עוֹבָדֵיהוֹן לְעוֹבְדֵי עַמָּא דְאַרְעָא דִכְנָעַן״.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**for the entire people of Canaan is cut off** *Jonathan* renders: For the entire nation, whose deeds resemble the deeds of the people of the land of Canaan, has been broken.


###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:11:6
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:11:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:11:6)

**כָּל נְטִילֵי כֶסֶף.** ״כָּל עֲתִּירֵי נִכְסַיָּא״ טְעוּנֵי מַשָּׂא כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב, כְּמוֹ (משלי כז:ג) ״כֹּבֶד הָאֶבֶן וְנֵטֶל הַחוֹל״, לְשׁוֹן ׳מַשָּׂא׳.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**all those laden with silver** *Jonathan* renders: All those wealthy with property, laden with a burden of silver and gold; as in (Prov. 27:3) “The weight of stone, the burden of sand” an expression of a burden.


###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:12:1
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:12:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:12:1)

**אֲחַפֵּשׂ אֶת יְרוּשָׁלַיִם בַּנֵּרוֹת.** אֲדַקְדֵּק בַּעֲוֹנוֹתֵיהֶם.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**I will search Jerusalem with candles** I will judge their iniquities strictly.


###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:12:2
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:12:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:12:2)

**הַקֹּפְאִים.** הַצָּפִים עַל שִׁמְרֵיהֶם. ״וַיָּצֶף הַבַּרְזֶל״ (מלכים ב ו:ו) מְתַרְגְּמִינַן: ״וּקְפָא פַרְזְלָא״.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**who are settled** float on their lees. [As in] (II Kings 6:6) “And the axe blade floated,” rendered in Aramaic: וּקְפָא פַרְזְלָה.


###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:12:3
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:12:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:12:3)

**הָאֹמְרִים בִּלְבָבָם לֹא יֵיטִיב ה׳.** לְעוֹשֵׂי רְצוֹנוֹ.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**who say in their heart, “The Lord shall do neither good...”** to those who obey His will.


###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:12:4
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:12:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:12:4)

**וְלֹא יָרֵעַ.** לְעוֹבְרֵי רְצוֹנוֹ.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**nor harm** to those who transgress His will.


###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:14:1
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:14:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:14:1)

**מַר צֹרֵחַ שָׁם גִּבּוֹר.** הַגִּבּוֹר יִצְרַח שָׁם בְּקוֹל מַר.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**wherein the mighty man cries bitterly** The mighty man will cry out with a bitter voice.


###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:15:1
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:15:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:15:1)

**יוֹם שׁוֹאָה.** לְשׁוֹן ׳שִׁמָּמוֹן׳.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**a day of ruin**, an expression of desolation.


###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:15:2
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:15:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:15:2)

**וּמְשׁוֹאָה.** שִׁמָּמוֹן יוֹתֵר.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and desolation** A greater degree of desolation.


###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:17:1
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:17:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:17:1)

**וַהֲצֵרֹתִי לָאָדָם.** לְיִשְׂרָאֵל הַקְּרוּיִים אָדָם.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And I will bring distress upon men** Upon Israel, who is called “man.”


###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:17:2
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:17:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:17:2)

**וּלְחֻמָּם.** בְּשָׂרָם. וּלְשׁוֹן עַרְבִי, בָּשָׂר קוֹרִין ׳אַל לַחַם׳.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and their flesh** their flesh. In Arabic, flesh is called *al laham*.


###### Rashi on Zephaniah 1:17:3
[Rashi on Zephaniah 1:17:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Zephaniah/r/1:17:3)

**כַּגְּלָלִים.** רְעִי.

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**like dung** dung.