Zephaniah 3:12

Zephaniah 3:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)But I will leave within you the meek and humble. The remnant of Israel will trust in the name of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But I will leave in your midst a people humble and lowly. They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord,
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will leave in your midst A meek and humble people, And they shall trust in the name of the Lord.

Context of Zephaniah 3:12

10From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia My worshipers, My dispersed ones, Will bring My offerings. 11In that day you will feel no shame Because of all your deeds By which you have rebelled against Me; For then I will remove from your midst Your proud, exulting ones, And you will never again be haughty On My holy mountain. But I will leave among you A humble and lowly people, And they will take refuge in the name of the Lord. 13The remnant of Israel will do no wrong And tell no lies, Nor will a deceitful tongue Be found in their mouths; For they will feed and lie down With no one to make them tremble.” 14Shout for joy, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!

Zephaniah 3:12 word by word

וְהִשְׁאַרְתִּ֣י בְקִרְבֵּ֔ךְ עַ֥ם עָנִ֖י וָדָ֑ל וְחָס֖וּ בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• But I will leaveשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• amongקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• humbleעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• takeחָסָהchâsâh · to seek refugeH2620
• in the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Zephaniah 3:12

• Isaiah 14:32How then will one answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord has founded Zion, And the afflicted of His people will seek refuge in it.”
• Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, Because the Lord has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners;
• Zechariah 11:11So it was broken on that day, and thus the afflicted of the flock who were watching me realized that it was the word of the Lord.
• Zechariah 13:8It will come about in all the land,” Declares the Lord, “That two parts in it will be cut off and perish; But the third will be left in it.
• Matthew 5:3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• Matthew 11:5the blind receive sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
• 1 Corinthians 1:27but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong,
• James 2:5Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
• Psalms 37:40The Lord helps them and delivers them; He delivers them from the wicked and saves them, Because they take refuge in Him.
• Isaiah 50:10Who is among you that fears the Lord, That obeys the voice of His servant, That walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.
• Nahum 1:7The Lord is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble, And He knows those who take refuge in Him.
• Matthew 12:21And in His name the Gentiles will hope.”
• Romans 15:12Again Isaiah says, “There shall come the root of Jesse, And He who arises to rule over the Gentiles, In Him shall the Gentiles hope.”
• Ephesians 1:12to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory.
• 1 Peter 1:21who through Him are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

Commentaries on Zephaniah 3:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12An afflicted and poor people - In such a state will the Jews be found when they shall hear the universal call, and believe in Christ Jesus. Indeed, this is the general state of the Jews in the present day; except a Jew that are called Jews, who are very rich; and who believe just as much in the God of Jacob, as they do in Jesus Christ.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12I will also leave - (Over, as a remnant, it is still the same heavy prophecy, that a remnant only shall be saved‘) “an afflicted and poor people.” priests, (except that great company who were obedient to the faith‘) Acts 6:7, scribes, lawyers, Pharisees, Sadducees were taken away; and there remained “the people of the land”, the “unlearned and ignorant” Acts 4:13, “the weak things of the world and the things despised” 1 Corinthians 1:27-28 who bore the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 The preaching of the gospel is predicted, when vengeance would be executed on the Jewish nation. The purifying doctrines of the gospel, or the pure language of the grace of the Lord, would teach men to use the language of humility, repentance, and faith. Purity and piety in common conversation is good. The pure and happy state of the church in the latter days seems intended. The Lord will shut out boasting, and leave men nothing to glory in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Jesus the Messiah, God's chosen one, perfectly shows the moral qualities expected of the faithful people of Israel (Isaiah 42:1–4; 53:3, 7–9; Zechariah 9:9; see Matthew 11:28–30; 12:15–21; Philippians 2:1–8; 1 Peter 2:23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. afflicted ... they shall trust in ... Lord--the blessed effect of sanctified affliction on the Jewish remnant. Entire trust in the Lord cannot be, except where all cause for boasting is taken away (Is 14:32; Zec 11:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Zephaniah 3:12

• Church
• Faith
• Humility
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Commentaries on Zephaniah 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings