Zefanya 3:11-13

3:11 In that day you ¹  will not be ashamed of all your rebelliousness against me, ² 

for then I will remove from your midst those who proudly boast, ³ 

and you will never again be arrogant on my holy hill.

3:12 I will leave in your midst a humble and meek group of people, ⁴ 

and they will find safety in the Lord’s presence. ⁵ 

3:13 The Israelites who remain ⁶  will not act deceitfully.

They will not lie,

and a deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouth.

Indeed, they will graze peacefully like sheep ⁷  and lie down;

no one will terrify them.”

[3:11]  ¹ sn The second person verbs and pronouns are feminine singular, indicating that personified Jerusalem is addressed here.

[3:11]  ² tn Heb “In that day you not be ashamed because of all your actions, [in] which you rebelled against me.”

[3:11]  ³ tn Heb “the arrogant ones of your pride.”

[3:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “needy and poor people.” The terms often refer to a socioeconomic group, but here they may refer to those who are humble in a spiritual sense.

[3:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “and they will take refuge in the name of the Lord.”

[3:12]  sn Safety in the Lord’s presence. From the time the Lord introduced his special covenant name (Yahweh) to Moses, it served as a reminder of his protective presence as Israel’s faithful deliverer.

[3:13]  ⁶ tn Or “the remnant of Israel.”

[3:13]  ⁷ tn The words “peacefully like sheep” are supplied in the translation for clarification.