Zephaniah 3:20 (ASV)

Passage

At that time will I bring you in, and at that time will I gather you; for I will make you a name and a praise among all the peoples of the earth, when I bring back your captivity before your eyes, saith Jehovah.

Nearby Context

Zephaniah 3:18 I will gather them that sorrow for the solemn assembly, who were of thee; [to whom] the burden upon her was a reproach.

Zephaniah 3:19 Behold, at that time I will deal with all them that afflict thee; and I will save that which is lame, and gather that which was driven away; and I will make them a praise and a name, whose shame hath been in all the earth.

Zephaniah 3:20 At that time will I bring you in, and at that time will I gather you; for I will make you a name and a praise among all the peoples of the earth, when I bring back your captivity before your eyes, saith Jehovah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "time", "bring", "gather", "make", "name", "praise", and "peoples". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "time" and "bring", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Behold at that time I will deal...", giving immediate footing for "time" and "bring". In Zephaniah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "time" and "bring" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.