Zep 3:7 | NETfull | STEP | I thought, ‘Certainly you will respect me! Now you will accept correction!’ If she had done so, her home would not be destroyed by all the punishments I have threatened. But they eagerly sinned in everything they did.

Zephaniah 3:7

7 I thought, ^{▼▼ Heb “said.”} ‘Certainly you will respect ^{▼▼ Or “fear.” The second person verb form (“you will respect”) is feminine singular, indicating that personified Jerusalem is addressed.} ^{▼▼ God’s judgment of the nations (v. 6) was an object lesson for Israel’s benefit.} me!
Now you will accept correction!’
If she had done so, her home ^{▼▼ Or “dwelling place.”} would not be destroyed ^{▼▼ Heb “cut off.”}
by all the punishments I have threatened. ^{▼▼ Heb “all which I have punished her.” The precise meaning of this statement and its relationship to what precedes are unclear.}
But they eagerly sinned
in everything they did. ^{▼▼ Heb “But they got up early, they made corrupt all their actions.” The phrase “they got up early” probably refers to their eagerness to engage in sinful activities.}