Discovery BoxZephaniah 3:9 
Context3:9 Know for sure that I will then enable
the nations to give me acceptable praise. 1
All of them will invoke the Lord’s name when they pray, 2
and will worship him in unison. 3
Zephaniah 3:20
Context3:20 At that time I will lead you –
at the time I gather you together. 4
Be sure of this! 5 I will make all the nations of the earth respect and admire you 6
when you see me restore you,” 7 says the Lord.
1 tn Heb “Certainly [or perhaps, “For”] then I will restore to the nations a pure lip.”
sn I will then enable the nations to give me acceptable praise. This apparently refers to a time when the nations will reject their false idol-gods and offer genuine praise to the one true God.
2 tn Heb “so that all of them will call on the name of the
3 tn Heb “so that [they] will serve him [with] one shoulder.”
4 tn In this line the second person pronoun is masculine plural, indicating that the exiles are addressed.
5 tn Or “for.”
6 tn Heb “I will make you into a name and praise among all the peoples of the earth.” Here the word “name” carries the nuance of “good reputation.”
7 tn Heb “when I restore your fortunes to your eyes.” See the note on the phrase “restore them” in 2:7.
