For then - In the order of God’s mercies. The deliverance from Babylon was the forerunner of that of the Gospel, which was its object. The s…

This is an enlargement of the consolation addressed to the meek of the earth in Zephaniah 2:3, and of the prediction of Zephaniah 2:11. Th…

The Prophet now mitigates the severity of his doctrine, which might have greatly terrified the godly; indeed, it might have completely disheartened…

For then will I turn to the people a pure language
That is, at or about the time of the destruction of Jerusalem by …

The preaching of the gospel is predicted, when vengeance would be executed on the Jewish nation. The purifying doctrines of the gospel, or the pure…