Font Size
Zephaniah 3:12-20
New American Standard Bible
Zephaniah 3:12-20
New American Standard Bible
A Remnant of Israel
12 But I will leave among you
A (A)humble and lowly people,
And they will (B)take refuge in the name of the Lord.
13 The (C)remnant of Israel will (D)do no wrong
And (E)tell no lies,
Nor will a deceitful tongue
Be found in their mouths;
For they will (F)feed and lie down
With no one to frighten them.”
14 Shout for joy, daughter of Zion!
(G)Shout in triumph, Israel!
Rejoice and triumph with all your heart,
Daughter of Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away (H)His judgments against you,
He has cleared away your enemies.
The King of Israel, the Lord, is (I)in your midst;
You will no longer (J)fear disaster.
16 (K)On that day it will be said to Jerusalem:
“(L)Do not be afraid, Zion;
(M)Do not let your hands fall limp.
17 The Lord your God is (N)in your midst,
A [a](O)victorious warrior.
He will (P)rejoice over you with joy,
He will [b]be quiet in His love,
He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
18 I will gather those who are (Q)worried about the appointed feasts—
They [c]came from you, Zion;
The disgrace of exile is a burden on [d]them.
19 Behold, I am going to deal at that time
With all your (R)oppressors;
I will save (S)those who limp
And gather the scattered,
And I will turn their (T)shame into (U)praise and fame
In all the earth.
20 At that time I will (V)bring you in,
Even at the time when I gather you together;
Indeed, I will make you (W)famous and praiseworthy
Among all the peoples of the earth,
When I (X)restore your fortunes before your eyes,”
Says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 3:17 Lit A warrior who saves
- Zephaniah 3:17 Or with some ancient versions, renew you in
- Zephaniah 3:18 Lit were
- Zephaniah 3:18 Lit her
Zephaniah 3:12-20
New International Version
Zephaniah 3:12-20
New International Version
12 But I will leave within you
the meek(A) and humble.
The remnant of Israel
will trust(B) in the name of the Lord.
13 They(C) will do no wrong;(D)
they will tell no lies.(E)
A deceitful tongue
will not be found in their mouths.(F)
They will eat and lie down(G)
and no one will make them afraid.(H)”
14 Sing, Daughter Zion;(I)
shout aloud,(J) Israel!
Be glad and rejoice(K) with all your heart,
Daughter Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away your punishment,
he has turned back your enemy.
The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you;(L)
never again will you fear(M) any harm.(N)
16 On that day
they will say to Jerusalem,
“Do not fear, Zion;
do not let your hands hang limp.(O)
17 The Lord your God is with you,
the Mighty Warrior who saves.(P)
He will take great delight(Q) in you;
in his love he will no longer rebuke you,(R)
but will rejoice over you with singing.”(S)
18 “I will remove from you
all who mourn over the loss of your appointed festivals,
which is a burden and reproach for you.
19 At that time I will deal
with all who oppressed(T) you.
I will rescue the lame;
I will gather the exiles.(U)
I will give them praise(V) and honor
in every land where they have suffered shame.
20 At that time I will gather you;
at that time I will bring(W) you home.
I will give you honor(X) and praise(Y)
among all the peoples of the earth
when I restore your fortunes[a](Z)
before your very eyes,”
says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 3:20 Or I bring back your captives
New American Standard Bible (NASB) 
New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.