OET interlinear ZEP 3:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ה֥וֹי מֹרְאָ֖ה וְ⁠נִגְאָלָ֑ה הָ⁠עִ֖יר הַ⁠יּוֹנָֽה

woe rebellious and,[the_one_who_is]_defiled the=city [which],oppresses

Zephaniah is implicitly referring to the city of Jerusalem. You could indicate that in your translation if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Woe to Jerusalem, the one rebelling and being defiled, the oppressing city]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

מֹרְאָ֖ה וְ⁠נִגְאָלָ֑ה הָ⁠עִ֖יר הַ⁠יּוֹנָֽה

rebellious and,[the_one_who_is]_defiled the=city [which],oppresses

As the introduction to this chapter discusses, here and through verse 5, Zephaniah is speaking of the city of Jerusalem as if it were a person who could be rebelling and who could have become defiled and who could be oppressing vulnerable people. Zephaniah is actually addressing the people of Jerusalem who have been doing these things. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate this in your translation, here and in verses 2–5. Alternate translation: [you people of Jerusalem who are rebelling against Yahweh and who have become defiled and who are oppressing others]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

מֹרְאָ֖ה וְ⁠נִגְאָלָ֑ה הָ⁠עִ֖יר הַ⁠יּוֹנָֽה

rebellious and,[the_one_who_is]_defiled the=city [which],oppresses

If your language does not use a passive form such as being defiled, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [the city that has rebelled and defiled herself and that has oppressed people] or [you people of Jerusalem who are rebelling against Yahweh and who have defiled yourselves and who are oppressing others]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

מֹרְאָ֖ה וְ⁠נִגְאָלָ֑ה

rebellious and,[the_one_who_is]_defiled

In verses 1­–7, as the ULT shows, Zephaniah uses feminine singular pronouns to refer to the city of Jerusalem. That was conventional in his language. Your language may use a different gender of pronouns to refer to cities. If you translate verses 1–7 as though Zephaniah is speaking directly to the city as a person, use the gender of pronoun that is most natural in your language. Alternate translation: [the city that has rebelled and defiled itself]