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Zephaniah 3:13–15

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.”

Joy in God’s Faithfulness

14 sSing, O daughter of Zion!

Shout, O Israel!

Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,

O daughter of Jerusalem!

15 The Lord has taken away your judgments,

He has cast out your enemy.

tThe King of Israel, the Lord, uis in your midst;

You shall 6see disaster no more.

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Zephaniah 3:13–15 — The New International Version (NIV)

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.”

14 Sing, Daughter Zion;

shout aloud, Israel!

Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,

Daughter Jerusalem!

15 The Lord has taken away your punishment,

he has turned back your enemy.

The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you;

never again will you fear any harm.

Zephaniah 3:13–15 — English Standard Version (ESV)

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.”

14 Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion;

shout, O Israel!

Rejoice and exult with all your heart,

O daughter of Jerusalem!

15 The Lord has taken away the judgments against you;

he has cleared away your enemies.

The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;

you shall never again fear evil.

Zephaniah 3:13–15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

14 Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel;

Be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.

15 The Lord hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy:

The king of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee:

Thou shalt not see evil any more.

Zephaniah 3:13–15 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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.”

14 Sing, O daughter of Zion;

shout aloud, O Israel!

Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,

O daughter of Jerusalem!

15 For the Lord will remove his hand of judgment

and will disperse the armies of your enemy.

And the Lord himself, the King of Israel,

will live among you!

At last your troubles will be over,

and you will never again fear disaster.

Zephaniah 3:13–15 — New Century Version (NCV)

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.”

14 Sing, Jerusalem.

Israel, shout for joy!

Jerusalem, be happy

and rejoice with all your heart.

15 The Lord has stopped punishing you;

he has sent your enemies away.

The King of Israel, the Lord, is with you;

you will never again be afraid of being harmed.

Zephaniah 3:13–15 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

14 Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. 15 Jehovah hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the King of Israel, even Jehovah, is in the midst of thee; thou shalt not fear evil any more.

Zephaniah 3:13–15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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.

14 Exult, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; rejoice and be glad with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem: 15 Jehovah hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy; the King of Israel, Jehovah, is in the midst of thee; thou shalt not see evil any more.

Zephaniah 3:13–15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

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.” 

14 Sing happily, people of Zion! 

Shout loudly, Israel! 

Celebrate and rejoice with all your heart, people of Jerusalem. 

15 The Lord has reversed the judgments against you. 

He has forced out your enemies. 

The king of Israel, the Lord, is with you. 

You will never fear disaster again. 

Zephaniah 3:13–15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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.

14 Sing for joy, Daughter Zion;

shout loudly, Israel!

Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,

Daughter Jerusalem!

15 The Lord has removed your punishment;

He has turned back your enemy.

The King of Israel, Yahweh, is among you;

you need no longer fear harm.

Zephaniah 3:13–15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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.

14 Sing aloud, O daughter Zion;

shout, O Israel!

Rejoice and exult with all your heart,

O daughter Jerusalem!

15 The Lord has taken away the judgments against you,

he has turned away your enemies.

The king of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;

you shall fear disaster no more.

Zephaniah 3:13–15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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.”

14 Shout for joy, O daughter of Zion!

Cry aloud, O Israel!

Rejoice and be jubilant with all your heart,

O daughter of Jerusalem!

15 Yahweh has annulled your judgments;

he has turned away your enemies.

The king of Israel, Yahweh, is in your midst;

you shall no longer fear misfortune.

Zephaniah 3:13–15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

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.”

14 People of Zion, sing!

Israel, shout loudly!

People of Jerusalem, be glad!

Let your hearts be full of joy.

15 The Lord has stopped punishing you.

He has made your enemies turn away from you.

The Lord is the King of Israel.

He is with you.

You will never again be afraid

that others will harm you.

Zephaniah 3:13–15 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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.”

14 Shout for joy, O daughter of Zion!

Shout in triumph, O Israel!

Rejoice and exult with all your heart,

O daughter of Jerusalem!

15 The Lord has taken away His judgments against you,

He has cleared away your enemies.

The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;

You will fear disaster no more.


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