Zephaniah 3:20

Zephaniah 3:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)At that time I will gather you; at that time I will bring you home. I will give you honor and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your fortunes before your very eyes,” says the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)At that time I will bring you back, Even at the time I gather you; For I will give you fame and praise Among all the peoples of the earth, When I return your captives before your eyes,” Says the Lord.
• New Living Translation (NLT)On that day I will gather you together and bring you home again. I will give you a good name, a name of distinction, among all the nations of the earth, as I restore your fortunes before their very eyes. I, the Lord, have spoken!”

Context of Zephaniah 3:20

18I will gather those of you who mourn for the festival, so that you will no longer suffer reproach. 19Behold, at that time I will deal with all your oppressors. And I will save the lame and gather the outcast, and I will change their shame into praise and renown in all the earth. At that time I will bring you in, at the time when I gather you together; for I will make you renowned and praised among all the peoples of the earth, when I restore your fortunes before your eyes," says the Lord.

Zephaniah 3:20 word by word

בָּעֵ֤ת הַהִיא֙ אָבִ֣יא אֶתְכֶ֔ם וּבָעֵ֖ת קַבְּצִ֣י אֶתְכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־אֶתֵּ֨ן אֶתְכֶ֜ם לְשֵׁ֣ם וְלִתְהִלָּ֗ה בְּכֹל֙ עַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ בְּשׁוּבִ֧י אֶת־שְׁבוּתֵיכֶ֛ם לְעֵינֵיכֶ֖ם אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• At that timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• will I bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• that I gatherקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
• you: for I will makeנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• you a nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• and a praiseתְּהִלָּהtehillâh · praiseH8416
• among all peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• when I turn backשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
• your captivityשְׁבִיתshebûth shebîyth · captivityH7622
• before your eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Zephaniah 3:20

• Isaiah 11:11In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea.
• Isaiah 27:12In that day from the river Euphrates to the Brook of Egypt the Lord will thresh out the grain, and you will be gleaned one by one, O people of Israel.
• Isaiah 56:8The Lord God, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, declares, "I will gather yet others to him besides those already gathered."
• Ezekiel 28:25"Thus says the Lord God: When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and manifest my holiness in them in the sight of the nations, then they shall dwell in their own land that I gave to my servant Jacob.
• Ezekiel 34:16I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them in justice.
• Ezekiel 37:21then say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will take the people of Israel from the nations among which they have gone, and will gather them from all around, and bring them to their own land.
• Ezekiel 39:28Then they shall know that I am the Lord their God, because I sent them into exile among the nations and then assembled them into their own land. I will leave none of them remaining among the nations anymore.
• Amos 9:14I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel, and they shall rebuild the ruined cities and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and drink their wine, and they shall make gardens and eat their fruit.
• Zephaniah 3:19Behold, at that time I will deal with all your oppressors. And I will save the lame and gather the outcast, and I will change their shame into praise and renown in all the earth.
• Isaiah 60:15Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, with no one passing through, I will make you majestic forever, a joy from age to age.
• Isaiah 61:9Their offspring shall be known among the nations, and their descendants in the midst of the peoples; all who see them shall acknowledge them, that they are an offspring the Lord has blessed.
• Isaiah 62:7and give him no rest until he establishes Jerusalem and makes it a praise in the earth.
• Malachi 3:12Then all nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight, says the Lord of hosts.
• Psalms 35:6Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of the Lord pursuing them!
• Jeremiah 29:14I will be found by you, declares the Lord, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, declares the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.
• Ezekiel 16:53"I will restore their fortunes, both the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters, and the fortunes of Samaria and her daughters, and I will restore your own fortunes in their midst,

Commentaries on Zephaniah 3:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20At that time - First, when the seventy years of the Babylonish captivity shall terminate. "I will bring you again" to your own land; and this restoration shall be a type of their redemption from sin and iniquity; and at this time, and at this only, will they have a name and praise among all the people of the earth, not only among the Jews, but the Gentiles. Before your eyes - Some read before Their eyes; that is, the eyes of all people. On their…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20At that time will I bring you in - that is, into the one fold, the one Church, the one “Household of God, even in the time that I gather you.” “That time” is the whole time of the Gospel; the one “day of salvation,” in which all who shall ever be gathered, shall be brought into the new Jerusalem. These words were fulfilled, when, at our Lord‘s first Coming, the remnant, the true Israel, those “ordained to eternal life” were brought in. It shall be…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. 20At that time: After a period of severe anger and judgment, the day of the Lord ends with eternal blessings for everyone who trusts in him (Zephaniah 3:9, 12; see Psalm 2:12; Isaiah 45:22; see also Revelation 19:11–22:5). says the LORD: Zephaniah’s prophecy, entirely from God (see also Zephaniah 1:1–3, 10; 2:9; 3:8), is completely trustworthy.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. make you a name ... praise--make you to become celebrated and praised. turn back your captivity--bring back your captives [Maurer]. The Hebrew is plural, "captivities"; to express the captivities of different ages of their history, as well as the diversity of places in which they were and are dispersed. before your eyes--Incredible as the event may seem, your own eyes with delight shall see it. You will scarcely believe it for joy, but the testimony…Read the comment

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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