Zephaniah 3:14–20

¹⁴Shout for joy, O daughter of Zion!

^aShout in triumph, O Israel!

Rejoice and exult with all your heart,

O daughter of Jerusalem!

¹⁵The Lord has taken away ^aHis judgments against you,

He has cleared away your enemies.

The King of Israel, the Lord, is ^bin your midst;

You will ^cfear disaster no more.

^16aIn that day it will be said to Jerusalem:

“^bDo not be afraid, O Zion;

^cDo not let your hands fall limp.

¹⁷“The Lord your God is ^ain your midst,

A ^1bvictorious warrior.

He will ^cexult over you with joy,

He will ²be quiet in His love,

He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.

¹⁸“I will gather those who ^agrieve about the appointed feasts—

They ¹came from you, O Zion;

The reproach of exile is a burden on ²them.

¹⁹“Behold, I am going to deal at that time

With all your ^aoppressors,

I will save the ^blame

And gather the outcast,

And I will turn their ^cshame into ^dpraise and renown

In all the earth.

²⁰“At that time I will ^abring you in,

Even at the time when I gather you together;

Indeed, I will give you ^brenown and praise

Among all the peoples of the earth,

When I ^crestore your fortunes before your eyes,”

Says the Lord.