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Zephaniah 3:16 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" In that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, “Don’t be afraid, Zion. Don’t let your hands be weak.” "

Zephaniah 3:16

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14 Sing, daughter of Zion! Shout, Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, daughter of Jerusalem.

15 The LORD has taken away your judgments. He has thrown out your enemy. The King of Israel, the LORD, is among you. You will not be afraid of evil any more.

16 In that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, “Don’t be afraid, Zion. Don’t let your hands be weak.”

17 The LORD, your God, is among you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing.

18 I will remove those who grieve about the appointed feasts from you. They are a burden and a reproach to you.

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2 Chronicles 20:17

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"You will not need to fight this battle. Set yourselves, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed. Go out against them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”"

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Isaiah 40:9

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"You who tell good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who tell good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength! Lift it up! Don’t be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold, your God!”"

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Zechariah 8:13

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"It shall come to pass that, as you were a curse among the nations, house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you shall be a blessing. Don’t be afraid. Let your hands be strong.”"

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Deuteronomy 20:3

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"and shall tell them, “Hear, Israel, you draw near today to battle against your enemies. Don’t let your heart faint! Don’t be afraid, nor tremble, neither be scared of them;"

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Isaiah 10:24

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"Therefore the Lord, GOD of Armies, says, “My people who dwell in Zion, don’t be afraid of the Assyrian, though he strike you with the rod, and lift up his staff against you, as Egypt did."

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Baruch 4:30

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"Take courage, O Jerusalem, for he who called you by name will comfort you."

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Zephaniah 3:1

"Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted, the oppressing city!"

Zephaniah 3:2

"She didn’t obey the voice. She didn’t receive correction. She didn’t trust in the LORD. She didn’t draw near to her God."

Zephaniah 3:3

"Her princes within her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing until the next day."

Zephaniah 3:4

"Her prophets are arrogant and treacherous people. Her priests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law."

Zephaniah 3:5

"The LORD, within her, is righteous. He will do no wrong. Every morning he brings his justice to light. He doesn’t fail, but the unjust know no shame."

Zephaniah 3:6

"I have cut off nations. Their battlements are desolate. I have made their streets waste, so that no one passes by. Their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, so that there is no inhabitant."

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