Zephaniah 3:8-13 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 3:6-8

§ 7. Obdurate and blinded as nations are, these extreme measures are the only way left to secure salvation for Israel and the whole world. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 3:8

Therefore . Because of the outrage done to God's "long suffering," he must needs punish. Wait ye upon me; wait ye for me. The exhortation is addressed to the pious among the Jews, as in Zephaniah 2:3 , and is used in a good sense ( Psalms 33:20 ; Isaiah 8:17 ), urging them not to despair, but to be patient under the affliction, in the assured hope of salvation. The same expression is used in Habakkuk 2:3 . I rise up to the prey. This is a phrase denoting effort and the effecting of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 3:9

Will I turn to the people ( peoples ) a pure language ( lip ) . When his judgments have done their work, God will bring the heathen to the knowledge of him. He will purify their lips, which have been polluted with the names of idols and the worship offered to false gods ( Psalms 16:4 ; Hosea 2:17 ); the confusion of Babel shall be done away, and all shall speak the language of faith in one God. This, of course, points to Messianic times. For "pure lip," the Vulgate has, labium... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 3:9-10

§ 1. The heathen shall be converted, and shall help in the restoration of Israel. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 3:9-20

Part III . PROMISE OF THE CONVERSION OF THE WORLD AND THE HAPPINESS OF ISRAEL . read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 3:9-20

Very remarkable is the way in which the most gracious promises are in this book interwoven, and, as it were, wrapped up in threatenings of judgment. This appears in Zephaniah 2:11 , where it is declared that the Lord shall be terrible to the nations that magnified themselves against his people, and shall famish all the gods of the earth, so depriving these nations of their fancied support and confidence; and then it is added that men shall worship him every one from his place, even all the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 3:10

From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia ( Cush ) ; i.e. from the distant south, a type of the remotest parts of the world ( Zephaniah 2:12 ). The rivers of Cush ( Isaiah 18:1 ), are the Nile, the Atbara, and their affluents. My suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering. From the ends of the earth, the Jews who have continued faithful to Jehovah, and have not lost their nationality among the Gentiles, but have considered themselves as belonging to "the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 3:11

In that day. When the Lord rises to seize the prey ( Zephaniah 3:8 ), when the Gentiles are converted, and Judah returns to her obedience. Shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings. God addresses Israel repentant and converted, and assures her that she shall not have to reproach herself any more, or to blush for her iniquities, because God blots them out, or because she sins no more as she has done. And the great help to this improvement is the abolition of the cause and incitement to... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 3:11-13

§ 2. Israel, restored to God's .favour, shall be cleansed and sanctified. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 3:12

A further characteristic of Messiah's kingdom is here unfolded. No worldly pomp or splendour shall be found in it; its members are not proud, conceited, self-reliant. I will also leave in the midst of thee. I will leave over, as a remnant saved in the judgment (camp. Romans 9:27 ; Micah 2:12 , and the note there). An afflicted and poor people. The two epithets and elsewhere joined together ( Job 34:28 ; Isaiah 26:6 ) to express the feeling of patience under affliction and inability... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 3:6-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 3:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 3:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 3:9-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 3:9-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 3:9-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 3:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 3:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 3:11-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Zephaniah 3:12

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