Zephaniah 3:14–20

¹⁴People of Zion, sing!

Israel, shout loudly!

People of Jerusalem, be glad!

Let your hearts be full of joy.

¹⁵The Lord has stopped punishing you.

He has made your enemies turn away from you.

The Lord is the King of Israel.

He is with you.

You will never again be afraid

that others will harm you.

¹⁶The time is coming when people will say to Jerusalem,

“Zion, don’t be afraid.

Don’t give up.

¹⁷The Lord your God is with you.

He is mighty enough to save you.

He will take great delight in you.

The quietness of his love will calm you down.

He will sing with joy because of you.”

¹⁸The Lord says to his people,

“You used to celebrate my appointed feasts in Jerusalem.

You are sad because you can’t do that anymore.

So others make fun of those feasts.

That was a heavy load for you to carry.

But I will bring you back to your city.

¹⁹At that time I will punish

all those who crushed you.

I will save those among you who are disabled.

I will gather those who have been scattered.

I will give you praise and honor

in every land where you were put to shame.

²⁰At that time I will gather you together.

And I will bring you home.

I will give you honor and praise

among all of the nations on earth.

I will bless you with great success again,”

says the Lord.