1. Zephaniah 3:13 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Who are “those who are left in Israel”?

Zephaniah 3:13 (ESV)

13 those who are left in Israel; they shall do no injustice and speak no lies, nor shall there be found in their mouth a deceitful tongue. For they shall graze and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.”

Literally, the prophet refers to the remnant of Israel. For further commentary on remnant, see on Zephaniah 1:4 and Zephaniah 2:7. Israel is here used for all those who are loyal to the Lord’s covenant.1