ESV Reformation Study Bible – Zeph 3:14
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Zeph 3:14

3:14 daughter of Zion. This personification of Jerusalem is based on the practice among poets of personifying places and objects in terms of grammatical gender. The word for “city” in Hebrew is feminine, and the prophet speaks of Zion as “daughter.”