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Zephaniah 3:12–13

12 I will leave in your midst

nA meek and humble people,

And they shall trust in the name of the Lord.

13 oThe remnant of Israel pshall do no unrighteousness

qAnd speak no lies,

Nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth;

For rthey shall feed their flocks and lie down,

And no one shall make them afraid.”

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Zephaniah 3:12–13 — The New International Version (NIV)

12 But I will leave within you

the meek and humble.

The remnant of Israel

will trust in the name of the Lord.

13 They will do no wrong;

they will tell no lies.

A deceitful tongue

will not be found in their mouths.

They will eat and lie down

and no one will make them afraid.”

Zephaniah 3:12–13 — English Standard Version (ESV)

12 But I will leave in your midst

a people humble and lowly.

They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord,

13 those who are left in Israel;

they shall do no injustice

and speak no lies,

nor shall there be found in their mouth

a deceitful tongue.

For they shall graze and lie down,

and none shall make them afraid.”

Zephaniah 3:12–13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

12 I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people,

And they shall trust in the name of the Lord.

13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies;

Neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth:

For they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

Zephaniah 3:12–13 — New Living Translation (NLT)

12 Those who are left will be the lowly and humble,

for it is they who trust in the name of the Lord.

13 The remnant of Israel will do no wrong;

they will never tell lies or deceive one another.

They will eat and sleep in safety,

and no one will make them afraid.”

Zephaniah 3:12–13 — New Century Version (NCV)

12 But I will leave in the city

the humble and those who are not proud,

and they will trust in the Lord.

13 Those who are left alive in Israel won’t do wrong or tell lies;

they won’t trick people with their words.

They will eat and lie down

with no one to make them afraid.”

Zephaniah 3:12–13 — American Standard Version (ASV)

12 But I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall take refuge in the name of Jehovah. 13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth; for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

Zephaniah 3:12–13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

12 And I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of Jehovah. 13 The remnant of Israel shall not work unrighteousness, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: but they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

Zephaniah 3:12–13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

12 So with you I will leave a faithful few, a humble and poor people. 

They will seek refuge in the name of the Lord

13 The faithful few in Israel will not do wrong, tell lies, 

or use their tongues to deceive others. 

They will graze their sheep and lie down, 

and there will be no one to terrify them.” 

Zephaniah 3:12–13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

12 I will leave

a meek and humble people among you,

and they will take refuge in the name of Yahweh.

13 The remnant of Israel will no longer

do wrong or tell lies;

a deceitful tongue will not be found

in their mouths.

But they will pasture and lie down,

with nothing to make them afraid.

Zephaniah 3:12–13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

12 For I will leave in the midst of you

a people humble and lowly.

They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord

13 the remnant of Israel;

they shall do no wrong

and utter no lies,

nor shall a deceitful tongue

be found in their mouths.

Then they will pasture and lie down,

and no one shall make them afraid.

Zephaniah 3:12–13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

12 And I will leave in your midst

a people afflicted and poor,

and they shall take refuge

in the name of Yahweh.

13 The remnant of Israel

shall not do wickedness;

they shall not speak deception,

nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth.

For they shall graze and lie down,

and none shall frighten them.”

Zephaniah 3:12–13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

12 But inside your city I will leave

those who are not proud at all.

They trust in me.

13 Those who are still left alive in Israel

will not do anything wrong.

They will not tell any lies.

They will not say anything to fool others.

They will eat and lie down in peace.

And no one will make them afraid.”

Zephaniah 3:12–13 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

12 “But I will leave among you

A humble and lowly people,

And they will take refuge in the name of the Lord.

13 “The 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.”


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