Zephaniah 3:9
“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.”
King James Version
More of Zephaniah 3 on this siteZephaniah 3:1-8 · Zephaniah 3:14-20
A pure language turned to the people, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD with one consent — the Gentiles brought in.
Fulfillment References
Acts 2:21 Romans 10:13 Revelation 7:9
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalAll who call on the name of Jesus (Acts 2:21) and receive the Spirit are fulfilling this.
JewishThe reversal of Babel — all nations will one day call on YHWH in one language.
CatholicFulfilled partially in the Church; fully at the end when all nations worship together.
ProtestantPentecost reverses Babel — all tongues now call on the name of the LORD.
AcademicZephaniah's eschatological reversal of the Babel narrative is a sophisticated literary inversion.
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