> The Berean: Daily Verse and Comment Sign up for the Berean: Daily Verse and Comment, and have Biblical truth delivered to your inbox. Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted, To the oppressing city! At Pentecost, the unity restored was oneness of soul and heart, wrought by One Spirit, whose gift is the one Faith and the one Hope of our calling, in the One Lord, in whom we are one, grafted into the one body, by our baptism Ephesians 4:3-6. 2 Corinthians 6:14, "yoked," for the same image). 6 I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant. 9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may call upon the name of Yahuah, to serve him with shoulder to shoulder, 10 from beyond to river of Cush, Itharey, Daughter of the Diaspora, brings manakahthey. It was therefore necessary to add something to inspire hope, such as we find here. BibliographyWesley, John. will I turn to the people a pure language; "Then" signals a major change in time as well as in the focus of Zephaniah"s prophecy. Shall we let these weak wavering wills of ours be the sport of the impulses, now good and now evil, which rise within us, and try to be content with yielding at one time to the flesh, and at another time to the spirit? In the Book of Zephaniah, the third and final chapter is about the the age-old cycle of the human condition: ceasing to do evil, and learning to do good. ; as some render it; it speaks of choice things, more valuable than gold and silver, pearls, and precious stones; the doctrines of it being an inestimable treasure, the unsearchable riches of Christ; and this, by the commission of Christ, upon his resurrection from the dead, was ordered to be spoke unto all nations, Matthew 28:19 or this may respect the different language spoken by the converted Gentiles, when the Gospel should come with power to them; who should speak, as all converted persons do, a different language than they spake before; instead of swearing and cursing, lying, filthy, and frothy speaking, now they speak the language of repentance towards God, confessing their sins, and praying for the pardon of them; the language of faith in Christ, first in a more weak and feeble manner, then with more strength and assurance, believing their interest in him, and in the everlasting love of God, and the covenant of grace; the language of love to Christ, his people, truths, and ordinances; a soul abasing, Christ exalting, and free grace magnifying language; the language of praise and gratitude for mercies received, temporal and spiritual; and especially for Christ, and grace and glory by him: they then speak the language of gracious experience to one another; and in the language of the Scriptures, in the taught words of the Holy Ghost; and, in common conversation, their language is pure, and free from that corruption and vitiosity it was before tainted with: this arises from pureness of heart; from a rich experience of the grace of God; from the teachings of the Spirit of God; and which betrays a man, and shows that he has been with Jesus; this is the language of Canaan, Isaiah 19:18. that they may all call upon the name of the Lord; which sometimes takes in the whole worship and service of God; but, since that is later expressed, it rather intends, in particular, prayer to God; for which men are fitted and qualified, by having a pure language turned to them; or through the Gospel coming with power on them; and by virtue of efficacious grace converting them, and causing them to speak differently from what they did before; and then it is their voice is heard in prayer to God; and which is delightful and pleasant to him, Acts 9:11 and this is the case of "all" such that have this pure language; there is not a prayerless soul among them: it follows. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tbi/zephaniah-3.html. Cf. It is not “with one constraint,” but with one consent. "This section is reminiscent of the tower of Babel (Genesis 11). In those letters Christ is Alpha, and Christ is Omega. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/acc/zephaniah-3.html. We now see how foolishly they talk who so much extol free-will and whatever is connected with it: for the Lord demands faith as well as other duties of religion; and he requires also from all, love and the keeping of the whole law. But in Zephaniah 3:9-20, ‘that day’ means something else. Besides, though the unbelieving had an intention to pray to God, yet they could not have prayed rightly, for prayer flows from faith. The cycle operates at a personal level, for each of us, and at a "church" level, where a set of people with a set of beliefs and habits needs to improve. When interpreted in this manner, Zephaniah 3:9-13, just as they stand, seem to make a good continuation of Zephaniah 3:8, which announces the coming of the judgment. "Commentary on Zephaniah 3:9". Aben Ezra in Psal. Zephaniah 3:9 - NIV: “Then I will purify the lips of the peoples, that all of them may call on the name of the LORDand serve him shoulder to shoulder. 1. God’s purpose is, the extension among mankind of “the knowledge of the one true God, and Jesus Christ whom He hath sent”; His end is, that we, through Divine grace, should secure the eternal salvation of our perishing brethren. 1599-1645. Worshipers from around the world will come to the New Jerusalem to worship the Lord. Both praise and service are perfected above, where the Blessed, with one loud voice, 'shall cry, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the Throne and unto the Lamb; blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be unto our God forever and ever' Revelation 7:10, Revelation 7:12. First, let’s read where I am mentioned in the scriptures… This is my translation. It is a hinge word that serves as a transition from judgment in the Tribulation to blessing in the Millennium. The deliverance from Babylon was the forerunner of that of the Gospel, which was its object. will then restore to the people a pure lip, "Scofield Reference Notes on Zephaniah 3:9". 1840-57. The metaphor is taken from beasts drawing together in one yoke, or men setting their shoulders together to one burden. The Divine law is a burden which men are reluctant to assume. Prayers for Zephaniah 3:9. The pure language, ברורה שפה saphah berurah, may here mean the form of religious worship. This event has been seen as a reversal of Babel ( Genesis 11:1; Genesis 11:6-7; Genesis 11:9). Daniel 11:35; Daniel 12:10. Cf. 1. Yet the synagogue was never so pure as the Christian Church, even in the worst times. Genesis 4:26) and serve Him as one united family of nations. This is not the only place where this theme occurs, of course, but it is the most concentrated treatment of the judgment of God as the whole book is devoted to this one theme. Copyright StatementThe New John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible Modernised and adapted for the computer by Larry Pierce of Online Bible. The inward thought is the soul of the words. The manifold varieties of Christian benevolence will be found resolvable into two classes: the one relating to the temporal, the other to the spiritual good of our brethren of mankind. And they who 'have come out of great tribulation and have washed their robes and made them white in the Blood of the Lamb," shall be 'before the Throne of God and serve Him day and night in His Temple' Revelation 7:14-15.". Used by Permission. Before the dispersion of Babel the world was "of one lip," but that, impure, for it was in rebellion against God. Christ becomes all in all to that man who has received Christ into his heart, You may know that language by its syntax, for the rules of that language are the law of God. II. This also may mean two things! For it might have been objected, Will God then extinguish his name in the world? "Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament". (k) Zohar in Gen. fol. have “and,” [ ו ], before the verb to “serve:” and as there is no preposition before “shoulder,” we may render the verse—. Zephaniah 3:9-20 In the Crucible. The best known Biblical figure bearing the name Zephaniah is the son of Cushi, and great-great grandson of King Hezekiah, ninth in the literary order of the Twelve Minor Prophets. Only when all men serve God with one shoulder that all sense of distress and effort will pass away. Then, after these judgments (, "Lip does not stand for language, but is mentioned as the organ of speech, by which a man expresses the thoughts of his heart, so that purity of the lips involves or presupposes the purification of the heart. For then will I turn, &c.— Houbigant renders it, For then will I pour into the people a pure language; that they may all invoke the name of Jehovah, and serve him with one shoulder; that is to say, with unanimity and consent; alluding to the unanimity of the Levites in carrying the ark. As then the earth was full of innumerable idols, God was not invoked except in Judea only. 3. And one shoulder, that they may serve him. ” - Zephaniah 3:9 “ I will leave in your midst a meek and humble people, and they shall trust in the name of the Lord. If they wish for one tongue, let them come to the Church, for in diversity of the tongues of the flesh, there is one tongue in the Faith of the heart.” In whatever degree the oneness is impaired within the Church, while there is yet one faith of the creeds, He alone can restore it and ‹turn to her a purified language,‘ who first gave it to those who waited for Him. For — The blessed things promised in this and Zephaniah 3:10 are the immediate results of the punishment inflicted on the nations, mentioned in Zephaniah 3:8 (compare Zephaniah 3:19). Josiah had begun to reign in Judah about 80 years after the northern kingdom of Israel had been swept away by the Assyrian invaders. : “God divided the tongues at Babel, lest, understanding one another, they should form a destructive unity. He tempers it with an alloy, and thus makes it hard enough to endure “the file’s tooth and the hammer’s rap,” and the keen edge of the graver. Isaiah 52:11. You may discover its purity--. It is a hinge word that serves as a transition from judgment in the Tribulation to blessing in the Millennium. Introduction (1:1) Author This is the only time in the prophetic books that an author traces his geneaology. "Woe to her that is filthy, and polluted": … III. We are said then to serve God with one shoulder when we strive by mutual consent to assist one another. ), He afterwards adds, That they may serve him with one shoulder; that is, that they may unitedly submit to God in order to do him service; for to serve him with the shoulder is to unite together, so as to help one another. The fruit of the lips is the “sacrifice of praise” Hebrews 13:15. The Coming Judgment on Judah. 74. (Zephaniah 3:10) From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering. We delight in the law of Christ after the inward man; but we find another law in our members, warring against the law of our mind. TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT To get what Zephaniah 3:9 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context  and relative popularity. Context always determines. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/ebc/zephaniah-3.html. 1. why should any Camian hit us in the teeth with our many sects and schisms? A pure language — I will give them a pure way of worshipping me, the issue of a pure heart. God will rescue them. BibliographyTrapp, John. The name might mean "YHWH (YH), phonetically (IAH), has concealed", "[he whom] YH has hidden", or "YH lies in wait". The blessed things promised in this and Zephaniah 3:10 are to be the immediate results of the punishment about to be inflicted by God, in behalf of Israel, on the nations mentioned in Zephaniah 3:8 (cf. We must at the same time bear in mind what I have reminded you of elsewhere—that the Prophet directs his discourse one while to the faithful only, who were then few in number, and that at another time he addresses the multitude indiscriminately; and so when our Prophet threatens, he regards the whole body of the people; but when he proclaims the favor of God, it is the same as though he turned his eyes towards the faithful only, and gathered them into a place by themselves. '” –Dr. Zephaniah 3:9 - For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent. The happiness of obedience depends largely on the unanimity and the universality of the obedience. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jtc/zephaniah-3.html. This promise seems primarily to respect the Jewish captives in Babylon, and to imply that God would, by the captivity, and other methods of his providence, so reform them and wean them from their idolatries and other sins, that they should, upon their return to their own land, all join together to glorify him with one mind and one mouth, and serve him alone in sincerity and truth. This would seem to convey the truth that not only is Messiah in their "midst," but He is "in them," in the believers, which is what Paul says in Col 1:27b. Unless then the faithful thus render mutual assistance, the Lord cannot approve of their service. The verb [ הפך ], to turn, means to change the form, condition, or course of a thing, conveying perhaps here the idea, that the pure lip is substituted for that which is impure: “I will give them as a change, instead of what they have, a pure lip .” ΄εταστρεψω— “I will change,” Sept. and Sym . It is not peace but party that some men mind, saith another; their chief studies are studium partium, et studium novarum rerum, part-taking, and novelling. 1857. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bcc/zephaniah-3.html. A multitude of nations are mentioned throughout Zephaniah, but apart from this single verse I can't see any evidence for these nations receiving any kind of salvific concern. 8 “Therefore wait for Me,” declares the Lord, “For the day when I rise up as a witness. I will turn - Contrary to what they had before, “to the people,” literally, “peoples,” the nations of the earth, “a pure language,” literally, “a purified lip.” It is a real conversion, as was said of Saul at the beginning 1 Samuel 10:9; “God” (literally) “turned to him another heart.” Before the dispersion of Babel the world was “of one lip,” but that, impure, for it was in rebellion against God. As God then purifies the hearts of men by faith, so also he purifies their lips that his name may be rightly invoked, which would otherwise be profaned by the unbelieving. ; Fausset, A. R.; Brown, David. "Commentary on Zephaniah 3:9". Let a man acknowledge no higher will than his own, no law which he is bound to obey, and he becomes a burden to himself and to all about him. "George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary". Symmachus, "pure." 1. III. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jfb/zephaniah-3.html. Final Restoration Promised . Christ's rule is called a burden (Mt 11:30; Ac 15:28; Re 2:24; compare 2Co 6:14 for the same image). (See Scofield "Zechariah 12:1"). No grain of the precious metal is lost; but its value is indefinitely enhanced by the artistic labour bestowed upon it. The Setting for the Book of Zephaniah . BibliographyJamieson, Robert, D.D. “Cure sin, and you cure sorrow,” say the reason and the conscience of man. Yahweh would effect this change in all the people of the world so they would worship Him (cf. Aben Ezra in Psal. It is not the Figure of speech Metaphor as alleged. There is a pure language with regard to providence. Tongues does not always equal language in Scripture. This also may have another meaning. BibliographyBenson, Joseph. Zephaniah 3:3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not … serve him with one consent — literally, “shoulder” or “back”; metaphor from a yoke, or burden, borne between two (Numbers 13:23); helping one another with conjoint effort. This is purity of faith. Now it shall be again of “one lip;” and that, “purified.” The purity is of faith and of life, “that they way call upon the Name of the Lord,” not as heretofore on idols, but that every tongue should confess the one true God, Father Son and Holy Spirit, in Whose Name they are baptized. The mercy of judgment is the prophet’s theme in the verso before us. "The Adam Clarke Commentary". (Calmet) --- All nations shall worship God in unity of faith, and courageously submit to the gospel. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/hcc/zephaniah-3.html. BibliographyHaydock, George Leo. They will be composed of all the believers coming out of the Tribulation Period. (d) 3:9-20. The confusion of languages was of the penalty sin, probably idolatry at Babel (Ge 11:1-6, Margin, where also "lip" expresses language, and perhaps also religion; Zep 3:4, "a tower whose top may reach unto heaven," or rather, points to heaven, namely, dedicated to the heavens idolized, or Bel); certainly, of rebellion against God's will. turn to the people a pure language — that is, changing their impure language I will give to them again a pure language (literally, “lip”). Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". But men in their arrogance, as a result of sin entering the world in Genesis 3, came together and plotted to build a tower that will reach the heavens so they could make a name for themselves. It was Zephaniah's lot to speak on the most unpleasant subject in the Bible -- the judgment of God. A pure language.—The discord of Babel shall, as it were, give place to unity of language, when the worship of “gods many” shall yield to the pure service of Jehovah, whom men shall “with one mind and one mouth glorify.”. (Calmet) --- Septuagint, "for then I will change again for the peoples, language to its own kind," (Haydock) which Origen, (contra Cels. An earnest of the removal of this penalty was the gift of tongues on Pentecost (Acts 2:6-13). ", etc, especially in prophetic passages. 5. Zephaniah 3:9-10 speak of the effects upon the nations, Zephaniah 3:11-13 of those upon Judah. The reference is, to being made fit for the worship of Jehovah, as the next clause shows. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/wen/zephaniah-3.html. "To serve Him with one consent," literally, "with one shoulder," evenly, steadfastly, "not unequally yoked," but all with united strength, bearing Christ's "easy yoke" and "one another's burdens, fulfilling the law of Christ." turn to the people a pure language—that is, changing their impure language I will give to them again a pure language (literally, "lip"). The same thing is expressed by speaking the language of Canaan, Isaiah 19:18. BibliographyCalvin, John. (h) "labium electum", Pagninus, Drusius. 9. Pure Hebrew had become degenerate Hebrew in Zephaniah’s time. 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This is Christian-like indeed, see Acts 1:14; Acts 2:1; Acts 2:46; Acts 4:32, animo animaque inter se miscebantur, saith Tertullian, they were all of one heart and of one mind. They must confess their evil deeds to God. Our Saviour Christ saith, if the Son of man come, shall he find faith? Zephaniah 3:9 King James Version (KJV) 9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve him with one consent. Note that the service is, and must be, altogether voluntary. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6, for the service rendered by it. Zephaniah 3:9 For then will I turn to the nations a pure lip, that they may all invoke the name of the Lord, and serve Him with one shoulder. It will nowhere be invoked, and all will outvie one another in blasphemies against him. Zephaniah 3 / Zephaniah 3:9 Restoration of Israel’s Remnant 9 “Then I will purify the lips of the peoples, that all of them may call on the name of the LORDand serve him shoulder to shoulder. "Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers". “Serve him with one consent” (Hebrew shekem, “shoulder”), is a figure drawn from the use of a yoke whereby two animals could be linked together and serve as one. "Commentary on Zephaniah 3:9". 1870. Zephaniah 3:9 . "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". Take any of the most distinctively Christian precepts, and there is that in us which resents and rebels against them. Zephaniah 3:9 Context. Then, after these judgments ( Zephaniah 1:2 to Zephaniah 3:8), the Lord promised to give the peoples of the world lips that would speak truth and grace rather than lies and defiled speech (cf. "From this point forward, there is a new note of victory in Zephaniah. The inward thought is the soul of the words. Where is this pure language spoken? Copyright StatementJames Burton Coffman Commentaries reproduced by permission of Abilene Christian University Press, Abilene, Texas, USA. The spirit of pride dispersed tongues; the Holy Spirit gathered tongues in one. "Commentary on Zephaniah 3:9". Carson went on to characterize this dramatic change in the tone of the prophecy as "so marked that some commentators insist that this section must belong to a much later period";[19] but all such reasonings appear to be grounded in a phenomenal unawareness of both Testaments. A People with the Lord's Joy (Zephaniah 3:14) a. J. Vernon McGee, Edited Messages on Zephaniah. "Pure language" is telling the truth in the Zephaniah context. “For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve him with one consent.” Zephaniah 3:9 (King James Version) ... Zephaniah 3:10 >> The Berean: Daily Verse and Comment Sign up for the Berean: Daily Verse and Comment, and have Biblical truth delivered to your inbox. Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted, To the oppressing city! At Pentecost, the unity restored was oneness of soul and heart, wrought by One Spirit, whose gift is the one Faith and the one Hope of our calling, in the One Lord, in whom we are one, grafted into the one body, by our baptism Ephesians 4:3-6. 2 Corinthians 6:14, "yoked," for the same image). 6 I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant. 9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may call upon the name of Yahuah, to serve him with shoulder to shoulder, 10 from beyond to river of Cush, Itharey, Daughter of the Diaspora, brings manakahthey. It was therefore necessary to add something to inspire hope, such as we find here. BibliographyWesley, John. will I turn to the people a pure language; "Then" signals a major change in time as well as in the focus of Zephaniah"s prophecy. Shall we let these weak wavering wills of ours be the sport of the impulses, now good and now evil, which rise within us, and try to be content with yielding at one time to the flesh, and at another time to the spirit? In the Book of Zephaniah, the third and final chapter is about the the age-old cycle of the human condition: ceasing to do evil, and learning to do good. ; as some render it; it speaks of choice things, more valuable than gold and silver, pearls, and precious stones; the doctrines of it being an inestimable treasure, the unsearchable riches of Christ; and this, by the commission of Christ, upon his resurrection from the dead, was ordered to be spoke unto all nations, Matthew 28:19 or this may respect the different language spoken by the converted Gentiles, when the Gospel should come with power to them; who should speak, as all converted persons do, a different language than they spake before; instead of swearing and cursing, lying, filthy, and frothy speaking, now they speak the language of repentance towards God, confessing their sins, and praying for the pardon of them; the language of faith in Christ, first in a more weak and feeble manner, then with more strength and assurance, believing their interest in him, and in the everlasting love of God, and the covenant of grace; the language of love to Christ, his people, truths, and ordinances; a soul abasing, Christ exalting, and free grace magnifying language; the language of praise and gratitude for mercies received, temporal and spiritual; and especially for Christ, and grace and glory by him: they then speak the language of gracious experience to one another; and in the language of the Scriptures, in the taught words of the Holy Ghost; and, in common conversation, their language is pure, and free from that corruption and vitiosity it was before tainted with: this arises from pureness of heart; from a rich experience of the grace of God; from the teachings of the Spirit of God; and which betrays a man, and shows that he has been with Jesus; this is the language of Canaan, Isaiah 19:18. that they may all call upon the name of the Lord; which sometimes takes in the whole worship and service of God; but, since that is later expressed, it rather intends, in particular, prayer to God; for which men are fitted and qualified, by having a pure language turned to them; or through the Gospel coming with power on them; and by virtue of efficacious grace converting them, and causing them to speak differently from what they did before; and then it is their voice is heard in prayer to God; and which is delightful and pleasant to him, Acts 9:11 and this is the case of "all" such that have this pure language; there is not a prayerless soul among them: it follows. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tbi/zephaniah-3.html. Cf. It is not “with one constraint,” but with one consent. "This section is reminiscent of the tower of Babel (Genesis 11). In those letters Christ is Alpha, and Christ is Omega. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/acc/zephaniah-3.html. We now see how foolishly they talk who so much extol free-will and whatever is connected with it: for the Lord demands faith as well as other duties of religion; and he requires also from all, love and the keeping of the whole law. But in Zephaniah 3:9-20, ‘that day’ means something else. Besides, though the unbelieving had an intention to pray to God, yet they could not have prayed rightly, for prayer flows from faith. The cycle operates at a personal level, for each of us, and at a "church" level, where a set of people with a set of beliefs and habits needs to improve. When interpreted in this manner, Zephaniah 3:9-13, just as they stand, seem to make a good continuation of Zephaniah 3:8, which announces the coming of the judgment. "Commentary on Zephaniah 3:9". Aben Ezra in Psal. Zephaniah 3:9 - NIV: “Then I will purify the lips of the peoples, that all of them may call on the name of the LORDand serve him shoulder to shoulder. 1. God’s purpose is, the extension among mankind of “the knowledge of the one true God, and Jesus Christ whom He hath sent”; His end is, that we, through Divine grace, should secure the eternal salvation of our perishing brethren. 1599-1645. Worshipers from around the world will come to the New Jerusalem to worship the Lord. Both praise and service are perfected above, where the Blessed, with one loud voice, 'shall cry, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the Throne and unto the Lamb; blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be unto our God forever and ever' Revelation 7:10, Revelation 7:12. First, let’s read where I am mentioned in the scriptures… This is my translation. It is a hinge word that serves as a transition from judgment in the Tribulation to blessing in the Millennium. The deliverance from Babylon was the forerunner of that of the Gospel, which was its object. will then restore to the people a pure lip, "Scofield Reference Notes on Zephaniah 3:9". 1840-57. The metaphor is taken from beasts drawing together in one yoke, or men setting their shoulders together to one burden. The Divine law is a burden which men are reluctant to assume. Prayers for Zephaniah 3:9. The pure language, ברורה שפה saphah berurah, may here mean the form of religious worship. This event has been seen as a reversal of Babel ( Genesis 11:1; Genesis 11:6-7; Genesis 11:9). Daniel 11:35; Daniel 12:10. Cf. 1. Yet the synagogue was never so pure as the Christian Church, even in the worst times. Genesis 4:26) and serve Him as one united family of nations. This is not the only place where this theme occurs, of course, but it is the most concentrated treatment of the judgment of God as the whole book is devoted to this one theme. Copyright StatementThe New John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible Modernised and adapted for the computer by Larry Pierce of Online Bible. The inward thought is the soul of the words. The manifold varieties of Christian benevolence will be found resolvable into two classes: the one relating to the temporal, the other to the spiritual good of our brethren of mankind. And they who 'have come out of great tribulation and have washed their robes and made them white in the Blood of the Lamb," shall be 'before the Throne of God and serve Him day and night in His Temple' Revelation 7:14-15.". Used by Permission. Before the dispersion of Babel the world was "of one lip," but that, impure, for it was in rebellion against God. Christ becomes all in all to that man who has received Christ into his heart, You may know that language by its syntax, for the rules of that language are the law of God. II. This also may mean two things! For it might have been objected, Will God then extinguish his name in the world? "Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament". (k) Zohar in Gen. fol. have “and,” [ ו ], before the verb to “serve:” and as there is no preposition before “shoulder,” we may render the verse—. Zephaniah 3:9-20 In the Crucible. The best known Biblical figure bearing the name Zephaniah is the son of Cushi, and great-great grandson of King Hezekiah, ninth in the literary order of the Twelve Minor Prophets. Only when all men serve God with one shoulder that all sense of distress and effort will pass away. Then, after these judgments (, "Lip does not stand for language, but is mentioned as the organ of speech, by which a man expresses the thoughts of his heart, so that purity of the lips involves or presupposes the purification of the heart. For then will I turn, &c.— Houbigant renders it, For then will I pour into the people a pure language; that they may all invoke the name of Jehovah, and serve him with one shoulder; that is to say, with unanimity and consent; alluding to the unanimity of the Levites in carrying the ark. As then the earth was full of innumerable idols, God was not invoked except in Judea only. 3. And one shoulder, that they may serve him. ” - Zephaniah 3:9 “ I will leave in your midst a meek and humble people, and they shall trust in the name of the Lord. If they wish for one tongue, let them come to the Church, for in diversity of the tongues of the flesh, there is one tongue in the Faith of the heart.” In whatever degree the oneness is impaired within the Church, while there is yet one faith of the creeds, He alone can restore it and ‹turn to her a purified language,‘ who first gave it to those who waited for Him. For — The blessed things promised in this and Zephaniah 3:10 are the immediate results of the punishment inflicted on the nations, mentioned in Zephaniah 3:8 (compare Zephaniah 3:19). Josiah had begun to reign in Judah about 80 years after the northern kingdom of Israel had been swept away by the Assyrian invaders. : “God divided the tongues at Babel, lest, understanding one another, they should form a destructive unity. He tempers it with an alloy, and thus makes it hard enough to endure “the file’s tooth and the hammer’s rap,” and the keen edge of the graver. Isaiah 52:11. You may discover its purity--. It is a hinge word that serves as a transition from judgment in the Tribulation to blessing in the Millennium. Introduction (1:1) Author This is the only time in the prophetic books that an author traces his geneaology. "Woe to her that is filthy, and polluted": … III. We are said then to serve God with one shoulder when we strive by mutual consent to assist one another. ), He afterwards adds, That they may serve him with one shoulder; that is, that they may unitedly submit to God in order to do him service; for to serve him with the shoulder is to unite together, so as to help one another. The fruit of the lips is the “sacrifice of praise” Hebrews 13:15. The Coming Judgment on Judah. 74. (Zephaniah 3:10) From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering. We delight in the law of Christ after the inward man; but we find another law in our members, warring against the law of our mind. TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT To get what Zephaniah 3:9 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context  and relative popularity. Context always determines. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/ebc/zephaniah-3.html. 1. why should any Camian hit us in the teeth with our many sects and schisms? A pure language — I will give them a pure way of worshipping me, the issue of a pure heart. God will rescue them. BibliographyTrapp, John. The name might mean "YHWH (YH), phonetically (IAH), has concealed", "[he whom] YH has hidden", or "YH lies in wait". The blessed things promised in this and Zephaniah 3:10 are to be the immediate results of the punishment about to be inflicted by God, in behalf of Israel, on the nations mentioned in Zephaniah 3:8 (cf. We must at the same time bear in mind what I have reminded you of elsewhere—that the Prophet directs his discourse one while to the faithful only, who were then few in number, and that at another time he addresses the multitude indiscriminately; and so when our Prophet threatens, he regards the whole body of the people; but when he proclaims the favor of God, it is the same as though he turned his eyes towards the faithful only, and gathered them into a place by themselves. '” –Dr. Zephaniah 3:9 - For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent. The happiness of obedience depends largely on the unanimity and the universality of the obedience. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jtc/zephaniah-3.html. This promise seems primarily to respect the Jewish captives in Babylon, and to imply that God would, by the captivity, and other methods of his providence, so reform them and wean them from their idolatries and other sins, that they should, upon their return to their own land, all join together to glorify him with one mind and one mouth, and serve him alone in sincerity and truth. This would seem to convey the truth that not only is Messiah in their "midst," but He is "in them," in the believers, which is what Paul says in Col 1:27b. Unless then the faithful thus render mutual assistance, the Lord cannot approve of their service. The verb [ הפך ], to turn, means to change the form, condition, or course of a thing, conveying perhaps here the idea, that the pure lip is substituted for that which is impure: “I will give them as a change, instead of what they have, a pure lip .” ΄εταστρεψω— “I will change,” Sept. and Sym . It is not peace but party that some men mind, saith another; their chief studies are studium partium, et studium novarum rerum, part-taking, and novelling. 1857. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bcc/zephaniah-3.html. A multitude of nations are mentioned throughout Zephaniah, but apart from this single verse I can't see any evidence for these nations receiving any kind of salvific concern. 8 “Therefore wait for Me,” declares the Lord, “For the day when I rise up as a witness. I will turn - Contrary to what they had before, “to the people,” literally, “peoples,” the nations of the earth, “a pure language,” literally, “a purified lip.” It is a real conversion, as was said of Saul at the beginning 1 Samuel 10:9; “God” (literally) “turned to him another heart.” Before the dispersion of Babel the world was “of one lip,” but that, impure, for it was in rebellion against God. As God then purifies the hearts of men by faith, so also he purifies their lips that his name may be rightly invoked, which would otherwise be profaned by the unbelieving. ; Fausset, A. R.; Brown, David. "Commentary on Zephaniah 3:9". Let a man acknowledge no higher will than his own, no law which he is bound to obey, and he becomes a burden to himself and to all about him. "George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary". Symmachus, "pure." 1. III. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jfb/zephaniah-3.html. Final Restoration Promised . Christ's rule is called a burden (Mt 11:30; Ac 15:28; Re 2:24; compare 2Co 6:14 for the same image). (See Scofield "Zechariah 12:1"). No grain of the precious metal is lost; but its value is indefinitely enhanced by the artistic labour bestowed upon it. The Setting for the Book of Zephaniah . BibliographyJamieson, Robert, D.D. “Cure sin, and you cure sorrow,” say the reason and the conscience of man. Yahweh would effect this change in all the people of the world so they would worship Him (cf. Aben Ezra in Psal. It is not the Figure of speech Metaphor as alleged. There is a pure language with regard to providence. Tongues does not always equal language in Scripture. This also may have another meaning. BibliographyBenson, Joseph. Zephaniah 3:3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not … serve him with one consent — literally, “shoulder” or “back”; metaphor from a yoke, or burden, borne between two (Numbers 13:23); helping one another with conjoint effort. This is purity of faith. Now it shall be again of “one lip;” and that, “purified.” The purity is of faith and of life, “that they way call upon the Name of the Lord,” not as heretofore on idols, but that every tongue should confess the one true God, Father Son and Holy Spirit, in Whose Name they are baptized. The mercy of judgment is the prophet’s theme in the verso before us. "The Adam Clarke Commentary". (Calmet) --- All nations shall worship God in unity of faith, and courageously submit to the gospel. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/hcc/zephaniah-3.html. BibliographyHaydock, George Leo. They will be composed of all the believers coming out of the Tribulation Period. (d) 3:9-20. The confusion of languages was of the penalty sin, probably idolatry at Babel (Ge 11:1-6, Margin, where also "lip" expresses language, and perhaps also religion; Zep 3:4, "a tower whose top may reach unto heaven," or rather, points to heaven, namely, dedicated to the heavens idolized, or Bel); certainly, of rebellion against God's will. turn to the people a pure language — that is, changing their impure language I will give to them again a pure language (literally, “lip”). Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". But men in their arrogance, as a result of sin entering the world in Genesis 3, came together and plotted to build a tower that will reach the heavens so they could make a name for themselves. It was Zephaniah's lot to speak on the most unpleasant subject in the Bible -- the judgment of God. A pure language.—The discord of Babel shall, as it were, give place to unity of language, when the worship of “gods many” shall yield to the pure service of Jehovah, whom men shall “with one mind and one mouth glorify.”. (Calmet) --- Septuagint, "for then I will change again for the peoples, language to its own kind," (Haydock) which Origen, (contra Cels. An earnest of the removal of this penalty was the gift of tongues on Pentecost (Acts 2:6-13). ", etc, especially in prophetic passages. 5. Zephaniah 3:9-10 speak of the effects upon the nations, Zephaniah 3:11-13 of those upon Judah. The reference is, to being made fit for the worship of Jehovah, as the next clause shows. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/wen/zephaniah-3.html. "To serve Him with one consent," literally, "with one shoulder," evenly, steadfastly, "not unequally yoked," but all with united strength, bearing Christ's "easy yoke" and "one another's burdens, fulfilling the law of Christ." turn to the people a pure language—that is, changing their impure language I will give to them again a pure language (literally, "lip"). The same thing is expressed by speaking the language of Canaan, Isaiah 19:18. BibliographyCalvin, John. (h) "labium electum", Pagninus, Drusius. 9. Pure Hebrew had become degenerate Hebrew in Zephaniah’s time. 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