Zephaniah 3:17
Yahweh, thy God, in the midst of thee, as a mighty one, will save,—will be glad over thee with rejoicing, will be silent in his love, will exult over thee with shouts of triumph.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
16In that day, shall it be said—to Jerusalem, Do not fear,—O Zion, Let not thy hands hang down:
Cross References
Genesis 1:31And God saw every thing which he had made, and lo! it was very good. So it was evening—and it was morning, the sixth day.
Genesis 17:1And it came to pass that, when Abram was ninety and nine years old, Yahweh appeared unto Abram, and said unto him, I, am GOD Almighty,—Walk, thou before me and become thou blameless:
Numbers 14:8If Yahweh delight in us, then will he bring us into this land, and give it unto us,—A land which doth flow with milk and honey.
Deuteronomy 30:9And Yahweh thy God will make thee pre-eminent, in every work of thy hand—in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle and in the fruit of thy ground, for good,—for Yahweh will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:
Psalms 78:65Then awoke, as one that had slept, Adonay, As a warrior exulting with wine!
Psalms 149:4For Yahweh is taking pleasure in his people, He will beautify humbled ones with victory.
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 →