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Zephaniah 3:16
Zephaniah 3:16 is verse 16 of Zephaniah chapter 3, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
On that day they will say to Jerusalem: “Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.
King James Version
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
World English Bible
In that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, “Don’t be afraid, Zion. Don’t let your hands be weak.”
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Zephaniah 3:14–18 · Berean Standard Bible
14 Sing for joy, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem!
15 The LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. Israel’s King, the LORD, is among you; no longer will you fear any harm.
16 On that day they will say to Jerusalem: “Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.
17 The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
18 “I will gather those among you who grieve over the appointed feasts, so that you will no longer suffer reproach.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Isaiah 35:3Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees!
Isaiah 35:4Say 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 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 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.
Isaiah 41:13For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.
Isaiah 41:14Do not fear, O worm of Jacob, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 43:1Now 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!
Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
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.
Isaiah 54:4Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.
Jeremiah 46:27But 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 ease, with no one to make him afraid.
Jeremiah 46:28And you, My servant Jacob, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, for I am with you. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have banished you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”
Haggai 2:4But now be strong, O Zerubbabel, declares the LORD. Be strong, O Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. And be strong, all you people of the land, declares the LORD. Work! For I am with you, declares the LORD of Hosts.
Haggai 2:5This is the promise I made to you when you came out of Egypt. And My Spirit remains among you; do not be afraid.”
Zechariah 8:15“so now I have resolved to do good again to Jerusalem and Judah. Do not be afraid.
John 12:12The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.
Hebrews 12:12Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.
2 Corinthians 4:1Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.
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.
Ephesians 3:13So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
Hebrews 12:3Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Hebrews 12:4In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
Hebrews 12:5And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.
Revelation 2:3Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name.