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

16In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear not; Zion, let not thy hands be slack. 17Jehovah thy God is in thy midst, a mighty one that will save: he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will exult over thee with singing. I will gather them that sorrow for the solemn assemblies, who were of thee: the reproach of it was a burden [unto them]. 19Behold, at that time I will deal with all them that afflict thee; and I will save her that halted, and gather her that was driven out; and I will make them a praise and a name in all the lands where they have been put to shame. 20At that time will I bring you, yea, at the time that I gather you; for I will make you a name and a praise, among all the peoples of the earth, when I shall turn again your captivity before your eyes, saith Jehovah.

Zephaniah 3:18 word by word

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

• gatherאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• wereהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpâh · reproachH2781

Cross-references for Zephaniah 3:18

• Zephaniah 3:20At that time will I bring you, yea, at the time that I gather you; for I will make you a name and a praise, among all the peoples of the earth, when I shall turn again your captivity before your eyes, saith Jehovah.
• Jeremiah 23:3And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their pastures; and they shall be fruitful and shall multiply.
• Jeremiah 31:8Behold, I bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth; [and] among them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great assemblage shall they return hither.
• Ezekiel 34:13And I will bring them out from the peoples, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land; and I will feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the water-courses, and in all the habitable places of the country.
• Ezekiel 36:24And I will take you from among the nations, and gather you out of all the countries, and will bring you into your own land.
• Hosea 1:11And the children of Judah and the children of Israel shall be gathered together, and they shall appoint themselves one head, and shall go up out of the land: for great is the day of Jizreel.
• Romans 11:25For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of this mystery, that ye may not be wise in your own conceits, that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the nations be come in;
• Psalms 42:2My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
• Psalms 43:3Send out thy light and thy truth: they shall lead me, they shall bring me to thy holy mount, and unto thy habitations.
• Psalms 63:1O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh languisheth for thee, in a dry and weary land without water:
• Psalms 84:1How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts!
• Psalms 137:3For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that made us wail [required] mirth, [saying,] Sing us [one] of the songs of Zion.
• Lamentations 1:4The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn assembly: all her gates are desolate; her priests sigh, her virgins are in grief; and as for her, she is in bitterness.
• Lamentations 2:6And he hath violently cast down his enclosure as a garden; he hath destroyed his place of assembly: Jehovah hath caused set feast and sabbath to be forgotten in Zion, and hath despised in the indignation of his anger king and priest.
• Hosea 9:5What will ye do in the day of assembly, and in the day of the feast of Jehovah?

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