Zep 3:19-20 | KingComments | STEP | The LORD will repay the oppressors for the evil they have done to His people ( ; ). The LORD shall take action against them. God’s people were an easy prey for the oppressors, for they were lame and outcast (cf. ). God’s people had no strength in themselves because they were lame. They were also powerless because of the loss of cohesion, because they were outcast. The LORD will see to it that His people will be honored wherever they formerly were objects of mockery and exploitation. In the LORD repeats the promise of in slightly different words. This gives the promise extra emphasis. Then the people will fulfill the purpose God has set for them ( ).

‏ Zephaniah 3:19-20

God’s People Turned Into Praise and Renown

The LORD will repay the oppressors for the evil they have done to His people (Zep 3:19; Isa 60:14). The LORD shall take action against them. God’s people were an easy prey for the oppressors, for they were lame and outcast (cf. Mic 4:6-7). God’s people had no strength in themselves because they were lame. They were also powerless because of the loss of cohesion, because they were outcast. The LORD will see to it that His people will be honored wherever they formerly were objects of mockery and exploitation.

In Zep 3:20 the LORD repeats the promise of Zep 3:19 in slightly different words. This gives the promise extra emphasis. Then the people will fulfill the purpose God has set for them (Deu 26:19).