Zephaniah 3:18

¹⁶ On that day they will say to Jerusalem: “Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.

¹⁷ The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”

“I will gather those among you who grieve over the appointed feasts, so that you will no longer suffer reproach.

¹⁹ Behold, at that time, I will deal with all who afflict you. I will save the lame and gather the scattered; and I will appoint praise and fame for the disgraced throughout the earth.

²⁰ At 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.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: “I will gather those among you who grieve over the appointed feasts, so that you will no longer suffer reproach.
KJV: I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.
WEB: I will remove those who grieve about the appointed feasts from you. They are a burden and a reproach to you.
ASV: I will gather them that sorrow for the solemn assembly, who were of thee; [to whom] the burden upon her was a reproach.
DARBY: I will gather them that sorrow for the solemn assemblies, who were of thee: the reproach of it was a burden [unto them].
BLB: “Those sorrowing from the appointed [assembly] I will gather [up], [put away] from you they will be—a lifting away, [and] along with it reproach.

ÅB: Dem som sørger for høytidens skyld[^3], samler jeg - de er fra deg, vanære tynger på dem.
OTB: Jeg vil samle dem som sørger over de fastsatte høytidene—
De kom fra deg, Sion;
Eksilets skam er en byrde for dem.
B1930: Dem som sørger for høitidens skyld, samler jeg - de er fra dig, vanære tynger på dem. / < fordi de ikke kan holde nogen høitid.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 42:2–4
My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?
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Zephaniah 3:20
At 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.
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Ezekiel 36:24
For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all the countries, and I will bring you back into your own land.
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Lamentations 2:6–7
He has laid waste His tabernacle like a garden booth; He has destroyed His place of meeting. The LORD has made Zion forget her appointed feasts and Sabbaths. In His fierce anger He has despised both king and priest.
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Lamentations 1:4
The roads to Zion mourn, because no one comes to her appointed feasts. All her gates are deserted; her priests groan, her maidens grieve, and she herself is bitter with anguish.
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Jeremiah 31:8–9
Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor. They will return as a great assembly!
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Jeremiah 23:3
Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply.
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Romans 11:25–26
I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
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