Zephaniah 3:10

Zephaniah 3:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.
• New International Version (NIV)From beyond the rivers of Cush my worshipers, my scattered people, will bring me offerings.
• English Standard Version (ESV)From beyond the rivers of Cush my worshipers, the daughter of my dispersed ones, shall bring my offering.
• New King James Version (NKJV)From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia My worshipers, The daughter of My dispersed ones, Shall bring My offering.

Context of Zephaniah 3:10

8Therefore wait ye for me, saith Jehovah, until the day that I rise up to the prey; for my determination is to assemble the nations, that I may gather the kingdoms together, to pour upon them mine indignation, — all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy. 9For then will I turn to the peoples a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of Jehovah, to serve him with one consent. From beyond the rivers of Cush my suppliants, the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine oblation. 11In that day thou shalt not be ashamed for all thy doings wherein thou hast transgressed against me; for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that exult in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain. 12And I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of Jehovah.

Zephaniah 3:10 word by word

מֵעֵ֖בֶר לְנַֽהֲרֵי־כ֑וּשׁ עֲתָרַי֙ בַּת־פוּצַ֔י יוֹבִל֖וּן מִנְחָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• riversנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104
• Cushכּוּשׁkûsh · CushH3568
• daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• bringיָבַלyâbal · to conductH2986

Cross-references for Zephaniah 3:10

• Psalms 68:31Great ones shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall quickly stretch out her hands unto God.
• Psalms 72:8And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
• Isaiah 11:11And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to acquire the remnant of his people which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
• Isaiah 18:1Ha! land shadowing with wings, which art beyond the rivers of Cush,
• Isaiah 27:12And it shall come to pass in that day, that Jehovah shall beat out from the flood of the river unto the torrent of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, [ye] children of Israel.
• Isaiah 49:20The children of thy bereavement shall yet say in thine ears, The place is too narrow for me: make room for me, that I may dwell.
• Isaiah 60:4Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons come from afar, and thy daughters are carried upon the side.
• Isaiah 66:18And I, — their works and their thoughts [are before me]. ...[The time] cometh for the gathering of all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
• Malachi 1:11For from the rising of the sun even unto its setting my name shall be great among the nations; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure oblation: for my name shall be great among the nations, saith Jehovah of hosts.
• Acts 8:27And he rose up and went. And lo, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a man in power under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to worship at Jerusalem,
• Acts 24:17And after a lapse of many years I arrived, bringing alms to my nation, and offerings.
• Romans 11:11I say then, Have they stumbled in order that they might fall? Far be the thought: but by their fall [there is] salvation to the nations to provoke them to jealousy.
• Romans 15:16for me to be minister of Christ Jesus to the nations, carrying on as a sacrificial service the [message of] glad tidings of God, in order that the offering up of the nations might be acceptable, sanctified by [the] Holy Spirit.
• 1 Peter 1:1Peter, apostle of Jesus Christ, to [the] sojourners of [the] dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

Commentaries on Zephaniah 3:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia - This may denote both Africa and the southern Arabia. Bochart thinks that Arabia Chusaer is meant; and that the rivers are Besor, which flows into the Mediterranean; Rhinocorura, which flows into the Lake Sirbonis; Trajanus Amnis, which flows into the Red Sea; and the river Corys. Calmet thinks that these rivers mean the Nile, which by seven mouths falls into the Mediterranean. The Nile comes from Ethiopia, properly so…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia - (See Isaiah 18:1.) The farthest southern people, with whom the Jews had contact, stand as the type of the whole world beyond. The utmost bound of the known inhabited land should not be the bound of the Gospel. The conversion of Abyssinia is one, but the narrowest fulfillment of the prophecy. The whole new world, though not in the mind of the prophet, was in the mind of Him who spake by the prophet. My suppliants - He…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 The preaching of the gospel is predicted, when vengeance would be executed on the Jewish nation. The purifying doctrines of the gospel, or the pure language of the grace of the Lord, would teach men to use the language of humility, repentance, and faith. Purity and piety in common conversation is good. The pure and happy state of the church in the latter days seems intended. The Lord will shut out boasting, and leave men nothing to glory in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The rivers of Ethiopia are the distant sources of the Nile River. In ancient times, people saw the Nile's origin as a great mystery. This expression refers to the farthest parts of the earth.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. From beyond ... Ethiopia my suppliants--literally, "burners of incense" (compare Psa 141:2; Re 5:8; 8:3, 4). The Israelites are meant, called "the daughter of My dispersed," a Hebrew idiom for My dispersed people. "The rivers of Ethiopia" are those which enclose it on the north. In the west of Abyssinia there has long existed a people called Falashas, or "emigrants" (akin to the synonym "Philistine"). These trace their origin to Palestine and profess…Read the comment

Topics related to Zephaniah 3:10

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In the dictionaries

• Ethiopia
• Ethiopia, Ethiopian
• Cush
• Pride
• 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