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Israel’s Restoration

Zephaniah 3:16

In 11 translations

BSB
On that day they will say to Jerusalem: “Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.
KJV
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.slack: or, faint
WEB
In that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, “Don’t be afraid, Zion. Don’t let your hands be weak.”
ASV
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not; O Zion, let not thy hands be slack.
LSV
In that day it is said to Jerusalem, || “Do not fear, O Zion, || Do not let your hands be feeble.
YLT
In that day it is said to Jerusalem, 'Fear not, O Zion, let not thy hands be feeble.
DBY
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear not; Zion, let not thy hands be slack.
DRC
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: Fear not: to Sion: Let not thy hands be weakened.
GNV
In that day it shalbe said to Ierusalem, Feare thou not, O Zion: let not thine handes be faint.
JPS
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: 'Fear thou not; O Zion, let not thy hands be slack.
LXXE
At that time the Lord shall say to Jerusalem, Be of good courage, Sion; let not thine hands be slack.

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Original-language editions

WLC
בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא יֵאָמֵ֥ר לִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם אַל־תִּירָ֑אִי צִיּ֖וֹן אַל־יִרְפּ֥וּ יָדָֽיִךְ׃
LXX-Br
Ἐν τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ ἐρεῖ Κύριος τῇ Ἱερουσαλὴμ, θάρσει Σιὼν, μὴ παρείσθωσαν αἱ χεῖρές σου.

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📍 Jerusalem📍 Zion◆ Prophecies of Zephaniah

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Hebrews 12:12Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.
  • Isaiah 35:3–4Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees! Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
  • Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
  • Ephesians 3:13So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
  • Galatians 6:9Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
  • Revelation 2:3Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name.
  • Isaiah 44:2This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
  • 2 Corinthians 4:1Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.
  • John 12:12The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.
  • Zechariah 8:15“so now I have resolved to do good again to Jerusalem and Judah. Do not be afraid.
  • Isaiah 41:13–14For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you. Do not fear, O worm of Jacob, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the…
  • Jeremiah 46:27–28But you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and…
  • Isaiah 40:9Go up on a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news. Raise your voice loudly, O Jerusalem, herald of good news. Lift it up, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”
  • Isaiah 43:1–2Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine! When you pass through the waters, I…
  • Hebrews 12:3–5Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And you have forgotten…
  • Job 4:3Surely you have instructed many, and have strengthened their feeble hands.

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