Zephaniah 3:12

“I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.”

"I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD." - Zephaniah 3:12
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What does Zephaniah 3:12 mean?

Zephaniah 3:12 (KJV) reads, "I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD." This verse is part of the broader context of the book of Zephaniah, which is a prophetic book in the Old Testament. The book was…

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Embracing Affliction: Finding Strength in the Lord's Promises

In the whirlwind of life, often we overlook those who dwell in the shadows of affliction. The truth is, it is amidst the struggles of life that the heart of God shines the brightest. Zephaniah 3:12, as translated in the King James Version (KJV), states, "I will also leave in the…

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A Prayer for the Afflicted and Poor in Spirit

Heavenly Father, As we come before You today, we humbly bow our hearts in reverence, seeking Your presence and guidance through the words of Zephaniah 3:12: "I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD." Lord…

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Zephaniah 3:12 - "I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD."
Zephaniah 3:14-20
Zephaniah 3:14-20
Zephaniah 3:1 - "Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!"
Zephaniah 2:12 - "¶ Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword."
Zephaniah 3:3 - "Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow."
Zephaniah 3:16 - "In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack."
Zephaniah 3:18 - "I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden."
Zephaniah 3:4 - "Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law."
Zephaniah 3:14 - "¶ Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem."
Zephaniah 3:2 - "She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God."
"Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!" - Zephaniah 3:1
Zephaniah 3:10 - "From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering."
Zephaniah 3:9 - "For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent."
"¶ Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword." - Zephaniah 2:12
The Lord will be glad and rejoice over you. A text from the prophet Zephaniah 3:14-17
Zephaniah 1:12 - "And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil."
Zephaniah 3:6 - "I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant."
Zephaniah 3:5 - "The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame."
"The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing." - Zephaniah 3:17
"The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing." - Zephaniah 3:17
Jeremiah 37:3 - "And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us."
Zephaniah 1:3 - "I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD."
"Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow." - Zephaniah 3:3
Zephaniah 3:17 - "The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing."
Zephaniah 3:13 - "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."
Zephaniah 2:3 - "Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger."
Zephaniah 3:15 - "The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more."
"In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack." - Zephaniah 3:16