Zephaniah 3:14–20

Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion;

shout, O Israel!

Rejoice and exult with all your heart,

O daughter of Jerusalem!

The Lord has taken away the judgments against you;

he has cleared away your enemies.

The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;

you shall never again fear evil.

On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:

“Fear not, O Zion;

let not your hands grow weak.

The Lord your God is in your midst,

a mighty one who will save;

he will rejoice over you with gladness;

he will quiet you by his love;

he will exult over you with loud singing.

I will gather those of you who mourn for the festival,

so that you will no longer suffer reproach.

Behold, at that time I will deal

with all your oppressors.

And I will save the lame

and gather the outcast,

and I will change their shame into praise

and renown in all the earth.

At that time I will bring you in,

at the time when I gather you together;

for I will make you renowned and praised

among all the peoples of the earth,

when I restore your fortunes

before your eyes,” says the Lord.

Sing, Daughter Zion;

shout aloud, Israel!

Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,

Daughter Jerusalem!

The Lord has taken away your punishment,

he has turned back your enemy.

The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you;

never again will you fear any harm.

On that day

they will say to Jerusalem,

“Do not fear, Zion;

do not let your hands hang limp.

The Lord your God is with you,

the Mighty Warrior who saves.

He will take great delight in you;

in his love he will no longer rebuke you,

but will rejoice over you with singing.”

“I will remove from you

all who mourn over the loss of your appointed festivals,

which is a burden and reproach for you.

At that time I will deal

with all who oppressed you.

I will rescue the lame;

I will gather the exiles.

I will give them praise and honor

in every land where they have suffered shame.

At that time I will gather you;

at that time I will bring you home.

I will give you honor and praise

among all the peoples of the earth

when I restore your fortunes

before your very eyes,”

says the Lord.

Sing for joy, Daughter Zion;

shout loudly, Israel!

Be glad and celebrate with all your heart,

Daughter Jerusalem!

The Lord has removed your punishment;

he has turned back your enemy.

The King of Israel, the Lord, is among you;

you need no longer fear harm.

On that day it will be said to Jerusalem:

“Do not fear;

Zion, do not let your hands grow weak.

The Lord your God is among you,

a warrior who saves.

He will rejoice over you with gladness.

He will be quiet in his love.

He will delight in you with singing.”

I will gather those who have been driven

from the appointed festivals;

they will be a tribute from you

and a reproach on her.

Yes, at that time

I will deal with all who oppress you.

I will save the lame and gather the outcasts;

I will make those who were disgraced

throughout the earth

receive praise and fame.

At that time I will bring you back,

yes, at the time I will gather you.

I will give you fame and praise

among all the peoples of the earth,

when I restore your fortunes before your eyes.

The Lord has spoken.

Sing, O daughter of Zion;

shout aloud, O Israel!

Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,

O daughter of Jerusalem!

For the Lord will remove his hand of judgment

and will disperse the armies of your enemy.

And the Lord himself, the King of Israel,

will live among you!

At last your troubles will be over,

and you will never again fear disaster.

On that day the announcement to Jerusalem will be,

“Cheer up, Zion! Don’t be afraid!

For the Lord your God is living among you.

He is a mighty savior.

He will take delight in you with gladness.

With his love, he will calm all your fears.

He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.”

“I will gather you who mourn for the appointed festivals;

you will be disgraced no more.

And I will deal severely with all who have oppressed you.

I will save the weak and helpless ones;

I will bring together

those who were chased away.

I will give glory and fame to my former exiles,

wherever they have been mocked and shamed.

On that day I will gather you together

and bring you home again.

I will give you a good name, a name of distinction,

among all the nations of the earth,

as I restore your fortunes before their very eyes.

I, the Lord, have spoken!”

Shout for joy, O daughter of Zion!

Cry aloud, O Israel!

Rejoice and be jubilant with all your heart,

O daughter of Jerusalem!

Yahweh has annulled your judgments;

he has turned away your enemies.

The king of Israel, Yahweh, is in your midst;

you shall no longer fear misfortune.

On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem,

“Fear not, O Zion;

your hands shall not hang limp.

Yahweh your God is in your midst;

a mighty warrior who saves.

He shall rejoice over you with joy;

he renews you in his love;

he will exult over you with singing.

I will gather those of you grieving on account of the feast;

they were raising against her a reproach.

Behold, at that time I will deal with all your oppressors;

I will save the lame and gather the outcast.

I will change them from shame

to glory and renown throughout the whole world.

At that time I will bring you in;

at the time of my gathering you together.

For I will make you renowned and praised

among all the nations of the earth

when I restore your fortunes before your eyes,”

says Yahweh.

Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel;

Be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.

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.

In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not:

And to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.

The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty;

He will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy;

He will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee,

To whom the reproach of it was a burden.

Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee:

And I will save her that halteth,

And gather her that was driven out;

And I will get them praise and fame

In every land where they have been put to shame.

At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you:

For I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth,

When I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the Lord.