Zephaniah 3:13 (YLT)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Zephaniah 3:11 In that day thou art not ashamed because of any of thine actions, Wherewith thou hast transgressed against Me, For then do I turn aside from thy midst The exulting ones of thine excellency, And thou dost add no more to be haughty, In My holy mountain.

Zephaniah 3:12 And I have left in thy midst a people humble and poor, And they have trusted in the name of Jehovah.

Zephaniah 3:13 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.

Zephaniah 3:14 Cry aloud, O daughter of Zion, shout, O Israel, Rejoice and exult with the whole heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.

Zephaniah 3:15 Jehovah hath turned aside thy judgments, He hath faced thine enemy, The king of Israel, Jehovah, <FI>is<Fi> in thy midst, Thou seest evil no more.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "remnant", "israel", "perversity", "speak", "lies", "found", and "mouth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "remnant", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And I have left in thy midst..." into verse 14's "Cry aloud O daughter of Zion shout...", so "light" and "remnant" 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 "light" and "remnant" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.