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16 At that time Jerusalem will be told,
    “Be strong, don’t be afraid!
17 The Lord your God is with you.
    He is like a powerful soldier.
    He will save you.
He will show how much he loves you
    and how happy he is with you.
He will laugh and be happy about you,
18     like people at a party.
I will take away your shame.
    I will make them stop hurting you.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 3:18 The Hebrew text here is hard to understand.

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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