John Trapp on Zephaniah 3:20

Verſe 20. At that time will I bring you againe] And this I tell you againe, that you may the better beleeve it: only you muſt wait my time, for in time will I bring you againe, and in time will I gather you, and in time will I make you a name and a praiſe among all people of the earth, as before I promiſed: but you muſt give me time to do all this. He that beleeveth maketh not haſt. The viſion is yet for an appointed time Habac. 2.3. See the Note there. Limit not the Holy One of Iſrael, ſet him not a day, ſay not Now or never: wake not your beloved till he pleaſe. He is a God of judgement, and waiteth to be gracious Eſay 30.18. Have patience therefore, yea let patience have her perfect work Iam. 1.4. that ye may receive a full reward 2 Ioh. 8. For behold I come, and my reward is with me, to give you an expected end Ier. 29.11.

when I turn back your captivity] Heb. Captivities: that is, all foure captivities together. For the Jews were carried captive to Babylon 1. under Manaſſeh 2 Chron. 33.11.2. Next, under Jehojachim 2 Chron. 36.6.3. under Jechonias 2 King. 24.12. and 2 Chron. 36.10.4. Laſtly, under Zedekiah 2 Chron. 36.17. 2 King. 25.6. All theſe ſhall be brought back together by an eminent and ſignal deliverance.

before your eyes] Thoſe eyes of yours that failed almoſt for my ſalvation, and for the word of my righteouſneſſe Pſal. 119.123. ſhall ſee the accompliſhment thereof, and be ſatisfied Pſal. 54.7. and 92.11. Dexter tibi prae laetitia ſaliet oculus.

ſaith the Lord] This is the ſeale of all, and ſecurity ſufficient, for Dei dixiſſe eſt feciſſe: God will not ſuffer his faithfulneſſe to faile, nor alter the thing that is gone out of his lipps Pſal. 89.33, 34.

Laus Deo in aeternum.