New American Standard Bible 1995

Zephaniah 3:12-20

12But I will leave among you A 1humble and lowly people, And they will 2take refuge in the name of the Lord.13The 3remnant of Israel will 4do no wrong And 5tell no lies, Nor will a deceitful tongue Be found in their mouths; For they will 6feed and lie down With no one to make them tremble.”

14Shout for joy, O daughter of Zion! 7Shout in triumph, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!15The Lord has taken away 8His judgments against you, He has cleared away your enemies. The King of Israel, the Lord, is 9in your midst; You will 10fear disaster no more.16 11In that day it will be said to Jerusalem: “12Do not be afraid, O Zion; 13Do not let your hands fall limp.17The Lord your God is 14in your midst, A 15 16victorious warrior. He will 17exult over you with joy, He will 18be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.18I will gather those who 19grieve about the appointed feasts-- They 20came from you, O Zion; The reproach of exile is a burden on 21them.19Behold, I am going to deal at that time With all your 22oppressors, I will save the 23lame And gather the outcast, And I will turn their 24shame into 25praise and renown In all the earth.20At that time I will 26bring you in, Even at the time when I gather you together; Indeed, I will give you 27renown and praise Among all the peoples of the earth, When I 28restore your fortunes before your eyes,” Says the Lord.

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Notes

1. Zephaniah 3:12 Is 14:30 ↩
2. Zephaniah 3:12 Is 14:32; 50:10; Nah 1:7; Zech 13:8, 9 ↩
3. Zephaniah 3:13 Is 10:20-22; Mic 4:7; Zeph 2:7 ↩
4. Zephaniah 3:13 Ps 119:3; Jer 31:33; Zeph 3:5 ↩
5. Zephaniah 3:13 Zech 8:3, 16; Rev 14:5 ↩
6. Zephaniah 3:13 Ezek 34:13-15 ↩
7. Zephaniah 3:14 Zech 9:9 ↩
8. Zephaniah 3:15 Ps 19:9; John 5:30; Rev 18:20 ↩
9. Zephaniah 3:15 Ezek 37:26-28; Zeph 3:5 ↩
10. Zephaniah 3:15 Is 54:14 ↩
11. Zephaniah 3:16 Is 25:9 ↩
12. Zephaniah 3:16 Is 35:3, 4 ↩
13. Zephaniah 3:16 Job 4:3; Heb 12:12 ↩
14. Zephaniah 3:17 Zeph 3:5, 15 ↩
15. Zephaniah 3:17 Lit A warrior who saves ↩
16. Zephaniah 3:17 Is 63:1 ↩
17. Zephaniah 3:17 Is 62:5 ↩
18. Zephaniah 3:17 Or with some ancient versions, renew you in ↩
19. Zephaniah 3:18 Ps 42:2-4; Ezek 9:4 ↩
20. Zephaniah 3:18 Lit were ↩
21. Zephaniah 3:18 Lit her ↩
22. Zephaniah 3:19 Is 60:14 ↩
23. Zephaniah 3:19 Ezek 34:16; Mic 4:6 ↩
24. Zephaniah 3:19 Ezek 16:27, 57 ↩
25. Zephaniah 3:19 Is 60:18; 62:7; Zech 8:23 ↩
26. Zephaniah 3:20 Ezek 37:12, 21 ↩
27. Zephaniah 3:20 Deut 26:18, 19; Is 56:5; 66:22 ↩
28. Zephaniah 3:20 Jer 29:14; Joel 3:1; Zeph 2:7 ↩

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