Zephaniah 3:18-20

Good News Translation

¹⁸     as joyful as people at a festival.”
The Lord says,
“I have ended the threat of doom
    and taken away your disgrace.^[a]
19 The time is coming!
I will punish your oppressors;
    I will rescue all the lame
    and bring the exiles home.
I will turn their shame to honor,
    and all the world will praise them.
²⁰ The time is coming!
I will bring your scattered people home;
    I will make you famous throughout the world
    and make you prosperous once again.”
The Lord has spoken.