Discovery BoxZephaniah 1:12 
Context1:12 At that time I will search through Jerusalem with lamps.
I will punish the people who are entrenched in their sin, 1
those who think to themselves, 2
‘The Lord neither rewards nor punishes.’ 3
Zephaniah 3:13
Context3:13 The Israelites who remain 4 will not act deceitfully.
They will not lie,
and a deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouth.
Indeed, they will graze peacefully like sheep 5 and lie down;
no one will terrify them.”
Zephaniah 3:19
Context3:19 Look, at that time I will deal with those who mistreated you.
I will rescue the lame sheep 6
and gather together the scattered sheep.
I will take away their humiliation
and make the whole earth admire and respect them. 7
1 tn Heb “who thicken on their sediment.” The imagery comes from wine making, where the wine, if allowed to remain on the sediment too long, will thicken into syrup. The image suggests that the people described here were complacent in their sinful behavior and interpreted the delay in judgment as divine apathy.
2 tn Heb “who say in their hearts.”
3 tn Heb “The
4 tn Or “the remnant of Israel.”
5 tn The words “peacefully like sheep” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
6 tn The word “sheep” is supplied for clarification. As in Mic 4:6-7, the exiles are here pictured as injured and scattered sheep whom the divine shepherd rescues from danger.
7 tn Heb “I will make them into praise and a name, in all the earth, their shame.” The present translation assumes that “their shame” specifies “them” and that “name” stands here for a good reputation.
