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18     as on a day of festival.”[a]
I will remove disaster from you,[b]
    so that you will not bear reproach for it.
19 I will deal with all your oppressors
    at that time.
And I will save the lame
    and gather the outcast,
and I will change their shame into praise
    and renown in all the earth.(A)
20 At that time I will bring you home,
    at the time when I gather you;
for I will make you renowned and praised
    among all the peoples of the earth,
when I restore your fortunes
    before your eyes, says the Lord.(B)

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  1. 3.18 Gk Syr: Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. 3.18 Cn: Heb I will remove from you; they were

18 I will gather the afflicted from the solemn assembly;
    those who were with you,
        who were bearing a burden of disgrace.

19 “Watch how I deal with everyone who oppresses you!
    At that time I will rescue the one who is lame,
        and I will draw to me[a] the one who has been driven away.
I will honor[b] them with praise
    and with a good reputation in every land
        where they have been put to shame.
20 At that time I will gather you;
    at that time I will bring you home.[c]
Indeed, I will give you a good reputation,
    making you praiseworthy among all of the people of the world,
        when I restore your prosperity before your eyes,” says the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 3:19 The Heb. lacks to me
  2. Zephaniah 3:19 Lit. give
  3. Zephaniah 3:20 The Heb. lacks home