1. Judgment on Jerusalem  ( 1:1⁠–⁠2:3 )

a. Zephaniah Prophesies Judgment on Judah  ( 1:1⁠–⁠6 )

b. The Day of the LORD  ( 1:7⁠–⁠18 )

c. A Call to Repentance  ( 2:1⁠–⁠3 )

2. Judgment on the Nations (and Jerusalem)  ( 2:4⁠–⁠3:8 )

a. Judgment on the Philistines  ( 2:4⁠–⁠7 )

b. Judgment on Moab and Ammon  ( 2:8⁠–⁠11 )

c. Judgment on Cush and Assyria  ( 2:12⁠–⁠15 )

d. Judgment on Jerusalem  ( 3:1⁠–⁠5 )

e. Purification of the Nations  ( 3:6⁠–⁠8 )

3. Hope for the Nations and Jerusalem  ( 3:9⁠–⁠20 )

a. A Faithful Remnant  ( 3:9⁠–⁠13 )

b. Israel’s Restoration  ( 3:14⁠–⁠20 )