Zephaniah 3:11

“In that day shall thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me, etc.] Because these shall not be continued in, but repented of, and forsaken; and, besides, shall be forgiven, blotted out, covered, and remembered no more; so that they shall not be charged with them, condemned for them, or be confounded before God, angels, and men, on account of them; not but that shame always arises from a true sense of sin; and the more, as it is beheld in the glass of pardoning love, which is a branch of true evangelical repentance, at least a fruit and evidence of it, (<261663>Ezekiel 16:63) but then such are not ashamed to appear before God; but can with a holy…”

“shalt thou not be ashamed--Thou shalt then have no cause to be ashamed; for I will then take away out of the midst of thee those who by their sins gave thee cause for shame (Zep 3:7). them that rejoice in thy pride--those priding themselves on that which thou boastest of, thy temple ("My holy mountain"), thy election as God's people, &c., in the Pharisaic spirit (Jer 7:4; Mic 3:11; Mat 3:9). Compare Jer 13:17, "mine eyes shall weep for your pride." The converted remnant shall be of a humble spirit (Zep 3:12; Isa 66:2, Isa 66:10).”

“In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings - Because God, forgiving them, will blot them out and no more remember them. This was first fulfilled in the Gospel. Cyril: “No one can doubt that when Christ came in the flesh, there was an amnesty and remission to all who believed. ‘For we are justified not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His great mercy.’ But we have been released from shame. For ‘He’ hath restored us to freedom of access to God, Who for our sakes arose from the dead, and for us ascended to heaven in the presence of the Father. ‘For Christ, our Forerunner, hath ascended for us now to appear in the presence of God.’ So then He took away…”

“Thy doings - Thy sins formerly committed. In thy pride - Proud formalists. No more be haughty - Ye shall no more boast, because of the city, or the temple. Zephaniah 3:12”

“shalt thou: Zep 3:19, Zep 3:20; Psa 49:5; Isa 45:17, Isa 54:4, Isa 61:7, Isa 65:13, Isa 65:14; Joe 2:26, Joe 2:27; Rom 9:33; Pe1 2:6 that rejoice: Num 16:3; Isa 48:1, Isa 48:2; Jer 7:4, Jer 7:9-12; Eze 7:20-24, Eze 24:21; Mic 3:11; Mat 3:9; Rom 2:17 because of my holy: or, in my holy, Psa 87:1, Psa 87:2; Isa 11:9; Dan 9:16, Dan 9:20 Zephaniah 3:12”

“"In that day wilt thou not be ashamed of all thy doings, wherewith thou hast transgressed against me; for then will I remove from the midst of thee those that rejoice in thy pride, and thou wilt no more pride thyself upon my holy mountain. Zep 3:12. And I leave in the midst of thee a people bowed down and poor, and they trust in the name of Jehovah. Zep 3:13. The remnant of Israel will not do wrong, and not speak lies, and there will not be found in their mouth a tongue of deceit; for they will feed and rest, and no one will terrify them." The congregation, being restored to favour, will be cleansed and sanctified by the Lord from every sinful thing. The words of Zep 3:11 are addressed to…”