Zephaniah 3:5

3:5 The just Lord resides ¹  within her;

he commits no unjust acts. ² 

Every morning he reveals ³  his justice.

At dawn he appears without fail. ⁴ 

Yet the unjust know no shame.

Zephaniah 3:19

3:19 Look, at that time I will deal with those who mistreated you.

I will rescue the lame sheep ⁵ 

and gather together the scattered sheep.

I will take away their humiliation

and make the whole earth admire and respect them. ⁶ 

Zephaniah 1:18

1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them

in the day of the Lord’s angry judgment.

The whole earth ⁷  will be consumed by his fiery wrath. ⁸ 

Indeed, ⁹  he will bring terrifying destruction ¹⁰  on all who live on the earth.” ¹¹ 

Zephaniah 3:13

3:13 The Israelites who remain ¹²  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 ¹³  and lie down;

no one will terrify them.”

[3:5]  ¹ tn The word “resides” is supplied for clarification.

[3:5]  ² tn Or “he does no injustice.”

[3:5]  ³ tn Heb “gives”; or “dispenses.”

[3:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “at the light he is not missing.” Note that NASB (which capitalizes pronouns referring to Deity) has divided the lines differently: “Every morning He brings His justice to light; // He does not fail.”

[3:19]  ⁵ tn The word “sheep” is supplied for clarification. As in Mic 4:6-7, the exiles are here pictured as injured and scattered sheep whom the divine shepherd rescues from danger.

[3:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “I will make them into praise and a name, in all the earth, their shame.” The present translation assumes that “their shame” specifies “them” and that “name” stands here for a good reputation.

[1:18]  ⁹ tn Or “land” (cf. NEB). This same word also occurs at the end of the present verse.

[1:18]  ¹⁰ tn Or “passion”; traditionally, “jealousy.”

[1:18]  ¹¹ tn Or “for.”

[1:18]  ¹² tn Heb “complete destruction, even terror, he will make.”

[1:18]  ¹³ tn It is not certain where the Lord’s words end and the prophet’s words begin. It is possible that Zephaniah begins speaking in the middle of v. 17 or at the beginning of v. 18 (note the third person pronouns referring to the Lord).

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

[3:13]  ¹⁴ tn The words “peacefully like sheep” are supplied in the translation for clarification.