Zephaniah 3 · Verse 20

Zephaniah 3:20

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.
Zephaniah 3:20, King James Version

Zephaniah 3:20 in other translations

BSBAt that time I will bring you in; yes, at that time I will gather you. For I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your captives before your very eyes,” says the LORD.
WEBAt that time I will bring you in, and at that time I will gather you; for I will give you honor and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your fortunes before your eyes, says the LORD.
ASVAt that time will I bring you in, and at that time will I gather you; for I will make you a name and a praise among all the peoples of the earth, when I bring back your captivity before your eyes, saith Jehovah.
YLTAt that time I bring you in, Even at the time of My assembling you, For I give you for a name, and for a praise, Among all peoples of the land, In My turning back to your captivity before your eyes, said Jehovah!
DARBYAt 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.
BBEAt that time I will make you come in, at that time I will get you together: for I will make you a name and a praise among all the peoples of the earth when I let your fate be changed before your eyes, says the Lord.
WebsterAt 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.

What does Zephaniah 3:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
20. 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 of your own eyes shall convince you of the delightful reality (compare Lu 24:41).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 At 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 conversion to Christianity, they shall become as eminent as they ever were in the most illustrious days of their history, Lord, hasten the conversion of Israel! Amen.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Zephaniah 3:14-20

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…

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Zephaniah 3:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בָּעֵ֤תba.'Etat the timeH6256
הַהִיא֙ha.Hi'<the> thatH1931
אָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'I will bringH935
אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
וּבָעֵ֖תu.va.'Etand at the timeH6256
קַבְּצִ֣יka.be.Tzito gather IH6908
אֶתְכֶ֑ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
אֶתֵּ֨ן'e.TenI will makeH5414
אֶתְכֶ֜ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
לְשֵׁ֣םle.Shem<into> a nameH8034
וְלִתְהִלָּ֗הve.lit.hi.Lahand <into> praiseH8416
בְּכֹל֙be.Kholamong allH3605
עַמֵּ֣י'a.Mei[the] peoples ofH5971
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
בְּשׁוּבִ֧יbe.shu.Viwhen turn back IH7725
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שְׁבוּתֵיכֶ֛םshe.vu.tei.Khemcaptiviti<es> yourH7622
לְעֵינֵיכֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.Khemto eyes yourH5869
אָמַ֥ר'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

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Cross references for Zephaniah 3:20

  • Malachi 3:12

    And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Jeremiah 29:14

    And I will be found of you, saith the Lord: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the Lord; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.

  • Isaiah 56:5

    Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.

  • Isaiah 60:15

    Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.

  • Joel 3:1

    For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

  • Amos 9:14

    And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

  • Ezekiel 34:16

    I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

  • Zephaniah 2:7

    And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the Lord their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.

  • Isaiah 66:22

    For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain.

  • Zephaniah 3:19

    Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.

  • Psalms 35:6

    Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them.

  • Isaiah 61:9

    And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed.

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even.
Isa 11:11,12; 27:12,13; 56:8; Eze 28:25; 34:16; 37:21; 39:28; Am 9:14
for.
19; Isa 60:15; 61:9; 62:7,12; Mal 3:12
I turn.
Ps 35:6; Jer 29:14; Eze 16:53; Joe 3:1

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Context

  • Zephaniah 3:19

    Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.

  • Zephaniah 3:20

    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.

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Zephaniah 3:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
En aquel tiempo yo os traeré, en aquel tiempo os reuniré yo; pues os daré por renombre y por alabanza entre todos los pueblos de la tierra, cuando tornaré vuestros cautivos delante de vuestros ojos, dice Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
En ce temps-là, je vous amènerai, dans ce même temps où je vous rassemblerai, car je ferai de vous un nom et une louange parmi tous les peuples de la terre, quand je rétablirai vos captifs, devant vos yeux, dit l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
In jener Zeit werde ich euch herbeibringen und zu der Zeit euch sammeln; denn ich werde euch zum Namen und zum Lobe machen unter allen Völkern der Erde, wenn ich eure Gefangenschaft vor euren Augen wenden werde, spricht Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
in tempore illo quo adducam vos, et in tempore quo congregabo vos. Dabo enim vos in nomen, et in laudem omnibus populis terræ, cum convertero captivitatem vestram coram oculis vestris, dicit Dominus.