Zephaniah 3:16
In that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, "Do not be afraid, Zion. Do not let your hands be weak."
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
In Context
Cross References
Job 4:3Behold, you have instructed many,you have strengthened the weak hands.
Isaiah 35:4Tell those who have a fearful heart, "Be strong.Do not be afraid.Behold, your God will come with vengeance, God's retribution.He will come and save you.
Isaiah 41:10Do not be afraid, for I am with you.Do not be dismayed, for I am your God.I will strengthen you.Yes, I will help you.Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
Isaiah 43:1But now thus says the Lord who created you, Jacob,and he who formed you, Israel:"Do not be afraid, for I have redeemed you.I have called you by your name.You are mine.
Isaiah 54:4"Do not be afraid; for you shall not be ashamed: neither be confounded; for you shall not be disappointed: for you shall forget the shame of your youth; and the reproach of your widowhood you shall remember no more.
Haggai 2:4Yet now be strong, Zerubbabel,' says the Lord. 'Be strong, Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land,' says the Lord, 'and work, for I am with you,' says the Lord of hosts.
Matthew Henry on Zephaniah 3:15-20
Evangelical Predictions. ( b. c. 612.) 14 Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. 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. 16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. 17 The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with… Read the whole commentary →