Zephaniah 3:12 (GNV)

Passage

Then will I leaue in the middes of thee an humble and poore people: and they shall trust in the Name of the Lord.

Nearby Context

Zephaniah 3:10 From beyonde the riuers of Ethiopia, the daughter of my dispersed, praying vnto me, shall bring me an offering.

Zephaniah 3:11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy workes, wherein thou hast transgressed against mee: for then I will take away out of the middes of thee them that reioyce of thy pride, and thou shalt no more be proude of mine holy Mountaine.

Zephaniah 3:12 Then will I leaue in the middes of thee an humble and poore people: and they shall trust in the Name of the Lord.

Zephaniah 3:13 The remnant of Israel shall do none iniquitie, nor speake lies: neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shalbe fed, and lie downe, and none shall make them afraide.

Zephaniah 3:14 Reioyce, O daughter Zion: be ye ioyfull, O Israel: be glad and reioyce with all thine heart, O daughter Ierusalem.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "leaue", "middes", "thee", "humble", "poore", "people", "shall", and "trust". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "leaue" and "middes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "In that day shalt thou not be..." into verse 13's "The remnant of Israel shall do none...", so "leaue" and "middes" belong inside that flow. In Zephaniah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "leaue" and "middes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.