OET interlinear ZEP 3:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לֹ֤א שָֽׁמְעָה֙ בְּ⁠ק֔וֹל

not (Some words not found in UHB: not listens to,a_voice not accepted correction in,Yahweh not trust to/towards God_of,its not draw_near )

Zephaniah is using the term heard in a specific sense to mean “obeyed.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [She does not obey the voice]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לֹ֤א שָֽׁמְעָה֙ בְּ⁠ק֔וֹל

not (Some words not found in UHB: not listens to,a_voice not accepted correction in,Yahweh not trust to/towards God_of,its not draw_near )

The term voice could mean: (1) the voice of Yahweh, that is, the message Yahweh has been sending to the people of Jerusalem through his prophets telling the people to repent. Alternate translation: [She has not obeyed Yahweh’s command to repent]; (2) the voice of anyone who has been warning the people of the city that their wicked behavior will have destructive consequences. Alternate translation: [She does not listen to anyone who tries to warn her]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֶל־אֱלֹהֶ֖י⁠הָ לֹ֥א קָרֵֽבָה

to/towards God_of,its not draw_near

Zephaniah is speaking as if the city of Jerusalem, meaning its people, could literally have drawn near to God, that is, moved closer to a place where God was. He means that they could have and should have worshiped God sincerely. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [she does not worship her God sincerely]