Zephaniah 3, Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord

Zephaniah 3

Zephaniah 3:1 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!

Woe = Zephaniah 2:4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
Her = Jerusalem
Filthy = rebellious
Polluted = Hebrew word ga'al, (1) to redeem: (2) to make or deem common or unclean.
A Homonym = with two meanings
Not the same word as in Zeph 3:4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.

2 She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord; she drew not near to her God.

She received not = read "neither hath she accepted".
Correction = discipline.
Trusted = confided
The LORD = God
She drew not near = "neither unto her God hath she drawn near".

3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

Gnaw not = or, reserve not
Princes = those in charge
Her judges are evening wolves = they take everything they can get their hands on

4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.

What law? God's Law
When you start going by man laws, you got the laws of half baked judge taking God's Name out of Schools, court houses, etc.. Good for nothing people.
Light = reckless
Done violence = Jeremiah 2:8 The priests said not, Where is the Lord? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.
9 Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the Lord, and with your children's children will I plead.
Ezekiel 22:26 Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my Sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.
Treacherous persons = men (Hebrew word enosh) = of treacheries; placing the emphasis on the treachery.
Polluted = profaned

5 The just Lord is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.

Every morning = morning by morning
Unjust = perverse

6 I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.

There not = one man that knows the truth = God's Word
The trumpet and alarm = an alarming trumpet = a trumpet, yea, a trumpet "call" "to arms"!

7 I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.

This corrupted = is type of the time of the fallen angels
Genesis 6:12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

8 Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.

Therefore = The Massorah (Ap. 30 and Ap. 93) calls attention to the fact that this verse contains all the letters of the Hebrew alphabet, including the five final letters.
This implies that the verse takes in the whole purpose of God's concerning to Israel.
Gather the nations = one worldism (Rev 13)
7th trump = Wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up
Revelation 11:14 The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.

15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
The seventh angel that sounds the seventh trumpet in this verse, continues to sound through Revelation 20:15
We have covered a great deal of time in this 11th chapter, even the end.
Christ has already returned and His kingdom has come in forever and ever
Because there is still one more woe to come, He is assuring us here that He shall reign supreme.
7th trump = Wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up
Upon: or, for
Saith the Lord = "is" God's oracle.
To the prey = read "as a witness", reading 'ed instead of 'ad. Compare Mic 2:2 And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
Gather = gather in. Not the same word as in Zephaniah 2:1 Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;
2 Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord's anger come upon you.
Assemble = gather out.
For all the earth
Zephaniah 1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
The fire of My jealousy = Deut 4:24 For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.
25 When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the Lord thy God, to provoke him to anger:
Hebrew 12:29 For our God is a consuming fire.
Revelation 16:17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
7th vial poured out - this is also the three woe to earth - The Cup of Wrath
This cup of wrath is poured out on those that followed Satan.
Jeremiah 10:10 But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
The mark in the hand means you're helping Satan with his plan

Revelation 16:18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.

19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

Babylon, which means confusing, Will be divided into three parts
God remembered what Babylon had done to the saints.
Which were under the altar.
Isaiah 51:22-23 Tells us that God will take the ''cup of trembling'' out of our hands and put it into hands of them that afflict us.
Isaiah 51:22 Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:
23 But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.

Revelation 16:20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

Mountains, biblically speaking, symbolize governments.
At this time, governments will mean nothing.
Christ will have returned and set up the millennial temple.

Revelation 16:21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.

A talent weighs anywhere between 100 pounds and 180 pounds, depending upon the translation that you use.
Ezekiel 38 and Ezekiel 39 in conjunction with this Revelation 16 would prove beneficial at this time.
God uses His own created elements to defeat Satan's army.
Israel will not have to lift a hand. Thanks to our Father.
Psalms 60:12 Through God we shall do valiantly: for He it is that shall tread down our enemies.
At the 7th trump = Mark 13:27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve him with one consent.

I turn to the people a pure language = time is the millennium
Then = after all that is implied in Zeph 3:8.
Note the order of the blessings in " verses 9, 10 " = Gentiles first
Israel after = But in "verses 18-20 = ", Israel first = Gentiles after
People = peoples
A pure language = a lip purified = a clean lip in contrast with "unclean" lips
Isaiah 6:5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.
Pure = separated from that which is impure or unclean.
Hebrew word barar, as in Ezek 20:38 And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
Daniel 11:35 And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.
Daniel 12:10 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
The reference is, to being made fit for the worship of God, as the next clause shows.
That they may = read "and may".
Consent Hebrew shoulder = for the service rendered by = as alleged.

10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.

Suppliants = worshippers. Hebrew word "ZatharZ" Occurs in this sense nowhere else.
From athar = to burn incense = hence to pray or worship.
Ezekiel 8:11 And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up.
The daughter of My dispersed = My dispersed People "Israel"

11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.

Because of = in

12 I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the Lord.

Trust = flee for refuge to.
Hebrew word hasah = Not the same word as in Zephaniah 3:2.She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord; she drew not near to her God.
The name = As in Psalms 20:1 or the person himself.
Psalms 20:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;
Psalm 20:1 = the Defending Name
Psalms 20:5 = the Displayed Name
Psalms 20:7 = the Delivering Name

13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

14 Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.

15 The Lord hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.

Time = the millennium = the Lord's Day (Rev 11)
Enemy = read "foes" (plural)
In the midst = Reference to Deut 7:21 Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the Lord thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible.
See = read, "fear:
Evil = calamity

16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.

In that day = the millennium = the Lord's Day (Rev 11)
Be slack = hang down

17 The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

Is mighty = He will save
The Hebrew accents place the chief pause or emphasis on "save", implying not that He will save at some future time, but that He is an ever-present Saviour.
God thy Elohim is in the midst of thee, mighty to save "at all times"
He will rejoice = Reference to Deut 30:9 And the Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the Lord will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:
Will rest = Hebrew will be silent = "will renew thee"
Over thee = The Hebrew accent

18 I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.

19 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.

What time? 7th trump = the millennium = the Lord's Day (Rev 11)

20 At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the Lord.

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