Zephaniah 3:11 (WEB)

Passage

In that day you will not be disappointed for all your doings, in which you have transgressed against me; for then I will take away out from among you your proudly exulting ones, and you will no more be haughty in my holy mountain.

Nearby Context

Zephaniah 3:9 For then I will purify the lips of the peoples, that they may all call on Yahweh’s name, to serve him shoulder to shoulder.

Zephaniah 3:10 From beyond the rivers of Cush, my worshipers, even the daughter of my dispersed people, will bring my offering.

Zephaniah 3:11 In that day you will not be disappointed for all your doings, in which you have transgressed against me; for then I will take away out from among you your proudly exulting ones, and you will no more be haughty in my holy mountain.

Zephaniah 3:12 But I will leave among you an afflicted and poor people, and they will take refuge in Yahweh’s name.

Zephaniah 3:13 The remnant of Israel will not do iniquity, nor speak lies, neither will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth, for they will feed and lie down, and no one will make them afraid.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "disappointed", "doings", "transgressed", "against", "take", "away", "proudly", and "exulting". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "disappointed" and "doings", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "From beyond the rivers of Cush my..." into verse 12's "But I will leave among you an...", so "disappointed" and "doings" 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 "disappointed" and "doings" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.