Zephaniah 3:14–20

¹⁴Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion;

shout, O Israel!

Rejoice and exult with all your heart,

O daughter of Jerusalem!

¹⁵The Lord has taken away the judgments against you,

he has cast out your enemies.

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

you shall fear evil no more.

¹⁶On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:

“Do not fear, O Zion;

let not your hands grow weak.

¹⁷The Lord, your God, is in your midst,

a warrior who gives victory;

he will rejoice over you with gladness,

he will renew youⁱ in his love;

he will exult over you with loud singing

¹⁸as on a day of festival.^j

“I will remove disaster^k from you,

so that you will not bear reproach for it.

¹⁹Behold, 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.

²⁰At that time I will bring you home,

at the time when I gather you together;

yea, 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.