Only God

Only God can take away our shame.
Zeph 3:11, "On that day you shall not be put to same."

This great Day shall include the purging of sin from the remnant of Israel as well as the destruction of the wicked . The city will not be ashamed , but not because its inhabitants have no guilt . This city which now is free from all shame is the same city that earlier had been rebuked because it knew no shame ( 3 : 5 ; cf . 2 : 1 ). How great will be that day in which all shame will be removed from the community of God ' s people . Not only will guilt be eliminated ; all the crippling psychological effects of sin shall be wiped away . Each person will attain his full potential in service to God because a guilty conscience will not render him incapable of functioning freely in service to God . Even to the last day , the great day of judgment , the entire community of God ' s people will be freed from shame ( cf . Rom . 9 : 33 ; 1 Pet . 2 : 6 ).
COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
O. Palmer Robertson. The Books of Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah (New International Commentary on the Old Testament). (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1990). Page 330.