Zephaniah 3:19

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Contextual Overview

¹⁴Sing for joy, O daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem! ¹⁵The LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. Israel's King, the LORD, is among you; no longer will you fear any harm. ¹⁶On that day they will say to Jerusalem: "Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands fall limp. ¹⁷The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing." ¹⁸"I will gather those among you who grieve over the appointed feasts, so that you will no longer suffer reproach. ¹⁹Behold, at that time, I will deal with all who afflict you. I will save the lame and gather the scattered; and I will appoint praise and fame for the disgraced throughout the earth.²⁰At that time I will bring you in; yes, at that time I will gather you. For I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your fortunes before your eyes," says the LORD.

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I will undo: Zephaniah 3:15, Isaiah 25:9-12, Isaiah 26:11, Isaiah 41:11-16, Isaiah 43:14-17, Isaiah 49:25, Isaiah 49:26, Isaiah 51:22, Isaiah 51:23, Isaiah 66:14-16, Jeremiah 30:16, Jeremiah 46:28, Jeremiah 51:35, Jeremiah 51:36, Ezekiel 39:17-22, Joel 3:2-9, Micah 7:10, Nahum 1:11-14, Zechariah 2:8, Zechariah 2:9, Zechariah 12:3, Zechariah 12:4, Zechariah 14:2, Zechariah 14:3, Revelation 19:17-21, Revelation 20:9

and I will save: Jeremiah 31:8, Ezekiel 34:16, Micah 4:6, Micah 4:7, Hebrews 12:13

and I will: Isaiah 60:14, Isaiah 61:7, Isaiah 62:7, Jeremiah 33:9, Ezekiel 39:26

get them praise: Heb. set them for a praise

where they have been put to shame: Heb. of their shame

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 26:19 - high above Deuteronomy 30:4 - unto Esther 9:4 - his fame Isaiah 35:2 - the excellency Jeremiah 12:14 - and pluck Jeremiah 23:3 - General Jeremiah 30:19 - I will Jeremiah 31:10 - He Ezekiel 28:25 - When Ezekiel 34:13 - I will bring Ezekiel 36:15 - men Ezekiel 39:13 - a renown Daniel 7:27 - the kingdom and Joel 3:1 - in those Zephaniah 3:11 - shalt thou Zephaniah 3:20 - for Zechariah 10:6 - I will strengthen Malachi 3:12 - all

Cross-References

Genesis 3:12
And the man answered, "The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it."

Genesis 3:13
Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" "The serpent deceived me," she replied, "and I ate."

Genesis 3:16
To the woman He said: "I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. You will desire your husband, and he will rule over you."

Genesis 3:21
And the LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.

Genesis 3:22
Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever..."

Genesis 18:27
Then Abraham answered, "Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord-though I am but dust and ashes-

Genesis 23:4
"I am a stranger and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead."

Job 1:21
saying: "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I shall return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD."

Job 19:26
Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.

Job 21:26
But together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover them both.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee,.... Or, "I will do" w; their business for them; "slay" them, as the Vulgate Latin version; and make an entire destruction of them, as the Targum; bring them to utter ruin. This must be understood of antichrist, both eastern and western, the Turk and Pope, and all the antichristian states that have afflicted the Jews, or shall attempt to distress them at the time of their conversion; and will be fulfilled at the time of the pouring out of the seven vials of God's wrath upon them, which will issue in the entire undoing and ruin of them, especially the seventh and last of them; which, when poured out, will clear the world of all the enemies of Christ, his church and people; and because this will be a wonderful event, and of great moment and importance, hence the word "behold" is prefixed to it, as exciting attention, as well as a note of admiration and asseveration: "and I will save her that halteth", that has sinned, and is weak in faith, and cannot walk, at least but haltingly; which is like a lame and maimed sheep, of which there is danger of its being left behind and lost; but the Lord here promises he will take care of such, and save them from all their sins, and out of the hands of all their enemies; and bring them through all difficulties and discouragements into his church, and to their own land; they shall none of them be lost, even the meanest and weakest of them, any more than the healthful and strong:

and gather her that was driven out; even everyone that was scattered abroad in each of the nations of the world; :- :-:

and I will get them praise and fame in every land, where they have been put to shame; being converted, they shall be spoke well of everywhere; they shall be praised for their ingenuous acknowledgment of their sins; for their sincere repentance of them; and for their faith in Christ, and for their ready submission to his Gospel and ordinances; and the fame of their conversion shall be spread everywhere; and they shall be in great credit and esteem in all Christian countries, where their name has been used for a taunt and a proverb; and so, "instead of their shame", as R. Moses interprets it, they shall have glory and honour in all places.

w עושה "agam", Tigurine version; "conficiam", Castalio; "ego conficiens", Calvin; "ego faciens, [vel] facio", Burkius.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Behold, at that time I will undo - (Literally, I deal with . While God punisheth not, He seemeth to sit still Isaiah 18:4, be silent Habakkuk 1:13, asleep Psalms 44:23. Then He shall act, He shall “deal” according to their deserts with “all,” evil men or devils, “that afflict thee,” His Church. The prophecy looked for a larger fulfillment than the destruction of Jerusalem, since the Romans who, in God’s Hands, avenged the blood of His saints, themselves were among those who “afflicted her.” “And will save her,” the flock or sheep “that halteth” (see Micah 4:6-7), Dionysius: “imperfect in virtue and with trembling faith,” “and gather,” like a good and tender shepherd, “her that was driven out” (see Isaiah 40:11); scattered and dispersed through persecutions. All infirmities within shall be healed; all troubles without, removed.

And I will get them praise and fame - (Literally, I will make them a praise and a name) “in every land where they have been put to shame.” . Throughout the whole world have they been “the offscourings of all things” 1 Corinthians 4:13; throughout the whole world should their praise be, as it is said, “Thou shalt make them princes in all lands” Psalms 45:16. One of themselves saith, “Ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; and base things of this world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are” 1 Corinthians 1:26-28. Rup.: “These He maketh a praise and a name there, where they were without name and dispraised, confounding by them and bringing to nought those wise and strong and mighty, in whose sight they were contemptible.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Zephaniah 3:19. I will undo all that afflict thee — They who have persecuted you shall be punished for it. It shows much malignity and baseness of mind, to afflict or reproach those who are lying under the chastising hand of God. This was the conduct of the Edomites, Moabites, and Ammonites, when the Jews were in adversity; and how severely did the Lord punish them for it! And he gave this as the reason for the severity of the punishment.

The first clause here is translated thus by Abp. Newcome: "Behold I will work with thee for thy sake at that time." The original is obscure; and it may bear the above sense.

I will save her that halteth — See Micah 4:6, where there is a parallel place.

And gather her that was driven out — By captivity. The reference may be to renewing the covenant with the Jews, who were considered as an unfaithful spouse divorced by her husband. I will bring her back to my house.

I will get them praise and fame in every land — They shall become a great, a good, and a useful people. And as they are now a proverb of reproach, full of base wiles and degrading selfishness, they shall lose this character, and be totally changed; and they shall be as eminent for excellence, as they were before for baseness, in those countries where they had sojourned.