Make them bring wealth from Egypt.\par God, make the Ethiopians bring their wealth to you.\par
Zephaniah 3:10 - Easy To Read Version People will come all the way from the other side of the river in Ethiopia. My scattered people will come to me. My worshipers will come and bring their gifts to me. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition From beyond the rivers of Cush or Ethiopia those who pray to Me, the daughter of My dispersed people, will bring and present My offering. American Standard Version (1901) From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering. Common English Bible From beyond the rivers of Cush, my daughter, my dispersed ones, will bring me offerings. Catholic Public Domain Version From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, my supplicants, the sons of my diaspora, will carry a gift to me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, shall my suppliants the children of my dispersed people bring me an offering. |
Make them bring wealth from Egypt.\par God, make the Ethiopians bring their wealth to you.\par
At that time, my Master (God) will again reach out and take his people that are left. This will be the second time God has done this. \{(These are God’s people that are left in countries like Assyria, North Egypt, South Egypt, Ethiopia, Elam, Babylonia, Hamath, and all the faraway countries around the world.)
God will raise this “flag” as a sign for all people. The people of Israel and Judah were forced to leave their country. The people were scattered to all the faraway places on earth. But God will gather them together.
Look at the land along the rivers of Ethiopia. {\cf2\super [183]} \{The land is filled with insects; you can hear\} their buzzing wings.
At that time, a special offering will be brought to the Lord All-Powerful. The offering will come from the people that are tall and strong. (People in all places are afraid of these tall and strong people. They are a powerful nation. Their nation defeats other nations. They are in a country divided by rivers.) This offering will be brought to the Lord’s place, Mount Zion. {\cf2\super [186]}
“People all around the world respect my name. All around the world people bring good gifts to me. They burn good incense {\cf2\super [7]} as a gift to me. Why? Because my name is important to all those people.” The Lord All-Powerful said these things.
These Jews said to each other, “Where will this man go that we cannot find him? Will he go to the Greek cities where our people live? Will he teach the Greek people there?
“I was away \{from Jerusalem\} for many years. I went back there to bring money to my people and to give some offerings (gifts).
So Philip got ready and went. On the road he saw a man from Ethiopia. This man was a eunuch. {\cf2\super [173]} He was an important officer in the service of Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians. He was responsible for taking care of all her money. This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship.
to be a minister of Christ Jesus. God made me a minister to help the non-Jewish people. I serve God by teaching his Good News. {\cf2\super [151]} I do this so that the non-Jewish people may be an offering that God will accept. Those people are made holy {\cf2\super [152]} for God by the Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [153]}