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16 In that day Jerusalem will be told, “Do not be afraid, O Zion. Do not give up. 17 The Lord your God is with you as a hero who will save you. He takes great delight in you. He will quiet you with his love.[a] He will rejoice over you with singing.”

18 I will bring back those among you who grieve over the loss of the appointed feasts, those for whom the loss was a burden and a disgrace.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 3:17 Or he will be quiet in his love, but the next line seems to rule out silence.
  2. Zephaniah 3:18 The verse is very difficult. The Hebrew seems to say the ones grieving from an appointed assembly I gathered from you; they were tribute or a burden upon her, a reproach. The translation is an attempt to explain a difficult construction.

16 On that day
    they will say to Jerusalem,
“Do not fear, Zion;
    do not let your hands hang limp.(A)
17 The Lord your God is with you,
    the Mighty Warrior who saves.(B)
He will take great delight(C) in you;
    in his love he will no longer rebuke you,(D)
    but will rejoice over you with singing.”(E)

18 “I will remove from you
    all who mourn over the loss of your appointed festivals,
    which is a burden and reproach for you.

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