The Meaning of Zephaniah 3:13 Explained

Zephaniah 3:13

KJV: 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.

YLT: The remnant of Israel do no perversity, nor speak lies, Nor found in their mouth is a deceitful tongue, For they have delight, and have lain down, And there is none troubling.

Darby: 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.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Zephaniah 3:13 Mean?

Study Notes

remnant
thee Remnant.
Jeremiah 15:11-21 ; Jeremiah 23:3-8 ; Jeremiah 31:7 ; Jeremiah 31:14 ; Isaiah 1:9 ; Ezekiel 6:8 ; Ezekiel 8:11-14 ; Ezekiel 9:4 ; Ezekiel 11:16-21 ; Joel 2:32 ; Amos 5:15 ; Micah 2:12 ; Micah 4:1 ; Micah 5:3 ; Micah 7:18 ; Zephaniah 2:7 ; Zephaniah 3:13 ; Haggai 1:14 ; Zechariah 8:6 ; Malachi 3:16-18 ; Romans 11:5 . (See Scofield " Romans 11:5 ") .
redeem (See Scofield " Isaiah 59:20 ") See Scofield " Exodus 14:30 ".
thee Marg
redeem
thee Remnant.
Jeremiah 15:11-21 ; Jeremiah 23:3-8 ; Jeremiah 31:7 ; Jeremiah 31:14 ; Isaiah 1:9 ; Ezekiel 6:8 ; Ezekiel 8:11-14 ; Ezekiel 9:4 ; Ezekiel 11:16-21 ; Joel 2:32 ; Amos 5:15 ; Micah 2:12 ; Micah 4:1 ; Jeremiah 15:11-214 ; Micah 7:18 ; Zephaniah 2:7 ; Zephaniah 3:13 ; Haggai 1:14 ; Zechariah 8:6 ; Malachi 3:16-18 ; Romans 11:5 . (See Scofield " Romans 11:5 ") .
redeem (See Scofield " Isaiah 59:20 ") See Scofield " Exodus 14:30 ".
redeem
thee Remnant.
1711694316_91 ; Jeremiah 23:3-8 ; Jeremiah 31:7 ; Jeremiah 31:14 ; Isaiah 1:9 ; Ezekiel 6:8 ; Ezekiel 8:11-14 ; Ezekiel 9:4 ; Ezekiel 11:16-21 ; Joel 2:32 ; Amos 5:15 ; Micah 2:12 ; Micah 4:1 ; Micah 5:3 ; Micah 7:18 ; Zephaniah 2:7 ; Zephaniah 3:13 ; Haggai 1:14 ; Zechariah 8:6 ; Malachi 3:16-18 ; Romans 11:5 . (See Scofield " Romans 11:5 ") .
redeem (See Scofield " Isaiah 59:20 ") See Scofield " Exodus 14:30 ".

Verse Meaning

In contrast to their conduct since the Exodus , the Jews would do nothing wrong, tell no lies, and practice no deceit (cf. Zephaniah 3:1-4). They will resemble a flock of sheep at peace grazing and lying down with nothing to disturb them (cf. Psalm 23; Micah 4:4).
"When the Creator is worshipped and served as he ought to be, paradise is regained." [1]

Context Summary

Zephaniah 3:1-20 - Fullness Of Salvation
The sins of Jerusalem, Zephaniah 3:1-7. Uninfluenced by judgments upon other nations, Jerusalem pursued her course, morally impure, oppressive, refusing instruction, estranged from God. Yet God still dwelt in the city which He had chosen. Morning by morning His Spirit was appealing for repentance and righteousness. Through His faithful ones He was still shedding the light and glory of a holier civilization through the community, but the population at large refused to heed.
The effects of cleansing judgment, Zephaniah 3:8-20. These closing verses are marked by great tenderness, showing as they do, the results that God's dealings are designed to effect. A pure life; service with one consent; the trust of the afflicted soul in the love of God; the weaning of the heart from all iniquity-what great and lovely results of that long captivity! Let God have His way with you! He will change your sorrow into songs; will cast out your enemies and turn again your captivity; will manifest His infinite love, now in brooding tenderness, and then in outbursting songs. Those who have been filled with sorrow, and have borne the burden of reproach for God, shall be comforted. Even the halt and exiled shall participate, and become a name and a praise. The captives would be liberated and the dispersed would be gathered home [source]

Chapter Summary: Zephaniah 3

1  A sharp reproof of Jerusalem for various sins
8  An exhortation to wait for the restoration of Israel,
14  and to rejoice for their salvation by God

What do the individual words in Zephaniah 3:13 mean?

The remnant of Israel no shall do unrighteousness and no speak lies nor shall be found in their mouth a tongue deceitful for they shall feed [their] flocks and lie down and no one shall make [them] afraid -
שְׁאֵרִ֨ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל לֹֽא־ יַעֲשׂ֤וּ עַוְלָה֙ וְלֹא־ יְדַבְּר֣וּ כָזָ֔ב וְלֹֽא־ יִמָּצֵ֥א בְּפִיהֶ֖ם לְשׁ֣וֹן תַּרְמִ֑ית כִּֽי־ הֵ֛מָּה יִרְע֥וּ וְרָבְצ֖וּ וְאֵ֥ין מַחֲרִֽיד ס

שְׁאֵרִ֨ית  The  remnant 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: שְׁאֵרִית  
Sense: rest, residue, remainder, remnant.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
לֹֽא־  no 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יַעֲשׂ֤וּ  shall  do 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
עַוְלָה֙  unrighteousness 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: עָוֶל 
Sense: injustice, unrighteousness, wrong.
וְלֹא־  and  no 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יְדַבְּר֣וּ  speak 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: דָּבַר 
Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
כָזָ֔ב  lies 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כָּזָב  
Sense: a lie, untruth, falsehood, deceptive thing.
וְלֹֽא־  nor 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יִמָּצֵ֥א  shall  be  found 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מָצָא  
Sense: to find, attain to.
בְּפִיהֶ֖ם  in  their  mouth 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.
לְשׁ֣וֹן  a  tongue 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct
Root: לָשֹׁון  
Sense: tongue.
תַּרְמִ֑ית  deceitful 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: תָּרְמָה 
Sense: treachery, fraud, deceit, deceitfulness.
יִרְע֥וּ  shall  feed  [their]  flocks 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: רָעָה 
Sense: to pasture, tend, graze, feed.
וְרָבְצ֖וּ  and  lie  down 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: רָבַץ  
Sense: to stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out.
וְאֵ֥ין  and  no  one 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: אַיִן 
Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
מַחֲרִֽיד  shall  make  [them]  afraid 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular
Root: חָרַד  
Sense: to tremble, quake, move about, be afraid, be startled, be terrified.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation