Zephaniah 2:11

"Jehovah will be terrible unto them; for he will famish all the gods of this earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his own place, even all the isles of the nations."

Here again, there are Messianic overtones of overwhelming significance. In John 4:23f, Christ spoke of a time when men would worship neither in Jerusalem nor in Gerizim but, "The true worshippers shall worship him in spirit and in truth." As Gill said, "This was more than an after-thought on Jesus' part. It was the main thrust of the Old Testament."[25] Of course, Zephaniah's promise here contains that very promise. Furthermore, "Zephaniah's promise is that when all the false gods are made desolate, famished by God, every man will worship God in his own place, even the isles of the nations."[26]

"The isles of the nations ..." "This means the most distant countries that lie across the seas (Genesis 10:5; Psalms 72:10; Isaiah 11:11, etc.)."[27] (See further notes on Zephaniah 2:11 at the end of the chapter.)