Zephaniah 3:9
Yea then will I change unto the people a pure language, that they may all call on the name of the Lord, to serve him with one accord.
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Genesis 11:1And the whole earth was of one language, and of one kind of words.
Psalms 22:27(22:28) All the ends of the world shall remember and return unto the Lord: and all the families of the nations shall bow themselves down before thee.
Psalms 113:3From the rising of the sun unto his going down the name of the Lord is praised.
Isaiah 19:18On that day shall be five cities in the land of Egypt speaking the language of Canaan, and swearing by the Lord of hosts; “The city of destruction” shall one be called.
Ezekiel 37:17And join them one to the other unto thee as one stick; and they shall become one in thy hand.
Zephaniah 2:11Terrible will the Lord [appear] over them; for he will cause to vanish all the gods of the earth; and then shall prostrate themselves before him, every one from its place, all the isles of the nations.
Matthew Henry on Zephaniah 3:9-14
Judgment and Mercy; Promises of Mercy. ( b. c. 612.) 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. 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. 10 From beyond the rivers of… Read the whole commentary →