Zephaniah 3:18

Zephaniah 3:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.
• New International Version (NIV)“I will remove from you all who mourn over the loss of your appointed festivals, which is a burden and reproach for you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will gather those of you who mourn for the festival, so that you will no longer suffer reproach.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“I will gather those who sorrow over the appointed assembly, Who are among you, To whom its reproach is a burden.

Context of Zephaniah 3:18

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.” “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 captives before your very eyes,” says the LORD.

Zephaniah 3:18 word by word

נוּגֵ֧י מִמּוֹעֵ֛ד אָסַ֖פְתִּי מִמֵּ֣ךְ הָי֑וּ מַשְׂאֵ֥ת עָלֶ֖יהָ חֶרְפָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• I will gatherאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• those among youמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• who grieveיָגָהyâgâh · to sufferH3013
• over the appointed feastsמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meeting: festivalH4150
• so thatהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• you will no longer sufferמַשְׂאֵתmaώ'êth · tributeH4864
• reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpâh · reproachH2781
• ·עַל‛al · uponH5921

Cross-references for Zephaniah 3:18

• Zephaniah 3:20At 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 captives before your very eyes,” says the LORD.
• Jeremiah 23:3Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply.
• Jeremiah 31:8Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor. They will return as a great assembly!
• Ezekiel 34:13I will bring them out from the peoples, gather them from the countries, and bring them into their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in all the settlements of the land.
• Ezekiel 36:24For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries, and I will bring you back into your own land.
• Hosea 1:11Then the people of Judah and of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint for themselves one leader, and will go up out of the land. For great will be the day of Jezreel.
• Romans 11:25I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
• Psalms 42:2My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?
• Psalms 43:3Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain and to the place where You dwell.
• Psalms 63:1O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
• Psalms 84:1How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
• Psalms 137:3for there our captors requested a song; our tormentors demanded songs of joy: “Sing us a song of Zion.”
• Lamentations 1:4The roads to Zion mourn, because no one comes to her appointed feasts. All her gates are deserted; her priests groan, her maidens grieve, and she herself is bitter with anguish.
• Lamentations 2:6He has laid waste His tabernacle like a garden booth; He has destroyed His place of meeting. The LORD has made Zion forget her appointed feasts and Sabbaths. In His fierce anger He has despised both king and priest.
• Hosea 9:5What will you do on the appointed day, on the day of the LORD’s feast?

Commentaries on Zephaniah 3:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18I will gather - sorrowful - This may refer to those who, during the captivity, mourned for their former religious assemblies; and who were reproached by their enemies, because they could not enjoy their religious solemnities. See Psalm 137:1-9; : "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song," etc. This very circumstance may be the reference here.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18I will gather them that are sorrowful - for the solemn assembly, in which they were to “rejoice” Leviticus 23:40; Deuteronomy 12:12, Deuteronomy 12:18; Deuteronomy 16:11; Deuteronomy 27:7 before God and which in their captivity God made to cease. “They were of thee” Lamentations 1:4; Lamentations 2:6, the true Israel who were “grieved for the affliction of Joseph; to whom the reproach of it was a burden” Amos 6:6 (rather, on whom reproach was laid‘): for…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-20Verses 14-20 After the promises of taking away sin, follow promises of taking away trouble. When the cause is removed, the effect will cease. What makes a people holy, will make them happy. The precious promises made to the purified people, were to have full accomplishment in the gospel. These verses appear chiefly to relate to the future conversion and restoration of Israel, and the glorious times which are to follow. They show the abundant peace…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18I will gather … no longer suffer reproach: The Lord's promise is very different from the warnings at the start of the book. First, God threatened to gather the nations to remove the people of Judah from the earth (Zephaniah 1:2–4). Now, he promises to gather those exiled from Jerusalem and lead them safely home.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. sorrowful for the solemn assembly--pining after the solemn assembly which they cannot celebrate in exile (La 1:4; 2:6). who are of thee--that is, of thy true citizens; and whom therefore I will restore. to whom the reproach of it was a burden--that is, to whom thy reproach ("the reproach of My people," Mi 6:16; their ignominious captivity) was a burden. "Of it" is put of thee, as the person is often changed. Those who shared in the burden of reproach…Read the comment

Topics related to Zephaniah 3:18

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Church
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• Pride
• Solemn, Solemnity
• Zephaniah, Book of

Commentaries on Zephaniah 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings