Zep 3:14-20 | TNotes | STEP | 3:14 Sing ... shout aloud ... ! Be glad and rejoice: The cumulative effect of these commands emphasizes that God’s people will one day experience unsurpassed joy.

3:14 ^a Sing ... shout aloud ... ! Be glad and rejoice: The cumulative effect of these commands emphasizes that God’s people will one day experience unsurpassed joy.
3:15 ^b The true King of Israel was always to be the Lord (Num 23:21 ^c; 1 Sam 8:7 ^d; Isa 44:6 ^e).

• will live among you: See also Isa 54:4-8 ^f; 57:14-19 ^g; 62:10-12 ^h; Ezek 48:35 ⁱ; Joel 3:17 ^j, 21 ^k.
3:17 ^l a mighty savior: God was Israel’s Divine Warrior and Redeemer (see Ps 24:8-10 ^m; Isa 42:13 ⁿ; Hab 3:8-15 ^o). One of God’s titles is “the Mighty God” (Isa 10:21 ^p). This title also applies to the Messiah (Isa 9:6 ^q).

• He will rejoice over you: Not only will Jerusalem and all Israel rejoice in God (Zeph 3:14 ^r) but God will also rejoice over them as a purified and faithful people (see 3:12-13 ^s).
Summary for Zeph 3:18-20: 3:18-20 ^t The repeated use of I will in these verses underscores God’s further assurances to his people. 3:18 ^u I will gather you ... disgraced no more: The Lord’s assurance stands in stark contrast to the pronouncements at the beginning of the book, when God threatened to gather the nations to sweep the people of Judah from the face of the earth (1:2-4 ^v). Now he promises to gather up those who have been driven from Jerusalem and lead them safely home.
3:19 ^w God will turn his people’s former shame into glory and fame (see Deut 26:19 ^x; Isa 62:7 ^y; Mic 4:6-8 ^z; cp. 1 Pet 5:4 ^aa).
3:20 ^ab On that day: After a time of terrible wrath and judgment, the day of the Lord culminates in everlasting blessings for all who trust in him (3:9 ^ac, 12 ^ad; see Ps 2:12 ^ae; Isa 45:22 ^af; see also Rev 19:11–22:5 ^ag).

• I, the Lord, have spoken! Zephaniah’s prophecy, entirely from God (see also Zeph 1:1-3 ^ah, 10 ^ai; 2:9 ^aj; 3:8 ^ak), is utterly trustworthy.