Zephaniah 3:16
In that day, shall it be said—to Jerusalem, Do not fear,—O Zion, Let not thy hands hang down:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 4:3Lo! thou hast admonished many, and, slack hands, hast thou been wont to uphold:
Isaiah 35:4Say to the hurried in heart, Be strong, Do not fear,—Lo! your God, with avenging, doth come, With the recompence of God, He, doth come to save you.
Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for with thee, I am! Look not around, for, I, am thy God,—I have emboldened thee, Yea I have helped thee, Yea I have upheld thee with my righteous right-hand.
Isaiah 43:1Now, therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh—Creating thee, O Jacob, and Fashioning thee O Israel,—Do not fear, For I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name. Mine, thou art!
Isaiah 54:4Do not fear for thou shalt not turn pale, Neither feel disgraced for thou shalt not be put to the blush,—For, the shame of thy youth, shalt thou forget, And the reproach of thy widowhood, shalt thou remember no more;
Haggai 2:4Now, therefore—Be strong, O Zerubbabel, urgeth Yahweh, and be strong, O Jehoshua son of Jehozadak the high priest, and be strong, all ye people of the land, urgeth Yahweh, and work; For, I, am with you, Declareth Yahweh 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 →