Zephaniah 3:11

"In that day shalt thou not be put to shame for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me; for then I will take away out of the midst of thee thy proudly exulting ones, and thou shalt no more be haughty in my holy mountain."

"In that day ..." is another reference to Messianic times. It refers to the time "when the Gentiles shall be converted."[26]

"Thou shalt not be put to shame ... for transgressions ..." The only way that the shame from transgressions can be removed is through the forgiveness of sins, to which there is undoubtedly a reference in these words, the same being another characteristic of Messianic times, as indicated in Jeremiah 31:31-35. "No one has any reason to be ashamed of the sin from which he was redeemed."[27]

The placement of these verses (Zephaniah 3:9-20) seems to place their fulfillment after the eternal judgment prophesied in Zephaniah 3:8; but as Keil noted, "All of this commenced to be fulfilled with the coming of Christ, and will be completely realized at his return to judgment."[28] The Old Testament prophets apparently did not distinguish between the First Advent and the Second Advent, consequently events connected with those occasions seem to be blended. It is only in the fuller light of the New Testament that their differentiation is made plain.

"Zephaniah sees beyond the events that are near, beyond the inequities of Judah and her neighbors, even beyond the events of the impending future to the time and the judgment of the end."[29]