the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
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THE MESSAGE
Zephaniah 3:16
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On that day it will be said to Jerusalem:“Do not fear;Zion, do not let your hands grow weak.
In that day, it will be said to Yerushalayim, "Don't be afraid, Tziyon. Don't let your hands be slack."
In that day it shall be said to Ierusalem, Feare thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slacke.
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: "Fear not, O Zion; let not your hands grow weak.
On that day it will be said to Jerusalem: "Do not be afraid, Zion; Do not let your hands fall limp.
On that day Jerusalem will be told, "Don't be afraid, city of Jerusalem. Don't give up.
In that day it will be said to Jerusalem: "Do not be afraid, O Zion; Do not let your hands fall limp.
In that day it shalbe said to Ierusalem, Feare thou not, O Zion: let not thine handes be faint.
In that day it will be said to Jerusalem: "Do not be afraid, O Zion; Do not let your hands fall limp.
In that day it will be said to Jerusalem:"Do not fear, O Zion;Do not let your hands fall limp.
On that day they will say to Jerusalem: "Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.
Jerusalem, the time is coming, when it will be said to you: "Don't be discouraged or grow weak from fear!
On that day, it will be said to Yerushalayim, "Do not fear, Tziyon! don't let your hands droop down.
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear not; Zion, let not thy hands be slack.
At that time Jerusalem will be told, "Be strong, don't be afraid!
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear not; and to Zion, Let not your hands be weak.
The time is coming when they will say to Jerusalem, "Do not be afraid, city of Zion! Do not let your hands hang limp!
On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, "Fear not, O Zion; your hands shall not hang limp.
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear not! Zion, do not let your hands droop.
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not; O Zion, let not thy hands be slack.
In that day it will be said to Jerusalem, Have no fear: O Zion, let not your hands be feeble.
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: 'Fear thou not; O Zion, let not thy hands be slack.
In that time it shalbe sayde to Hierusalem, Feare not: and to Sion, Let not thyne handes be flacke:
At that time the Lord shall say to Jerusalem, Be of good courage, Sion; let not thine hands be slack.
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: O Zion, let not thine hands be slack.
In that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, "Don't be afraid, Zion. Don't let your hands be slack."
In that dai it schal be seid, Jerusalem, nyle thou drede; Sion, thin hondis be not clumsid.
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Don't be afraid; O Zion, don't let your hands be slack.
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: [and to] Zion, Let not thy hands be slack.
On that day they will say to Jerusalem, "Don't be afraid, Zion! Your hands must not be paralyzed from panic!
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: "Do not fear; Zion, let not your hands be weak.
On that day the announcement to Jerusalem will be, "Cheer up, Zion! Don't be afraid!
On that day it will be said to Jerusalem: "Do not be afraid, O Zion. Do not let your hands lose their strength.
On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands grow weak.
In that day, shall it be said - to Jerusalem, Do not fear, - O Zion, Let not thy hands hang down:
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: Fear not: to Sion: Let not thy hands be weakened.
On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: "Do not fear, O Zion; let not your hands grow weak.
In that day it is said to Jerusalem, `Fear not, O Zion, let not thy hands be feeble.
In that tyme it shall be sayed to Ierusalem: feare not, and to Sion: let not thine hondes be slacke,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
be said: Isaiah 35:3, Isaiah 35:4, Isaiah 40:9, Isaiah 41:10, Isaiah 41:13, Isaiah 41:14, Isaiah 43:1, Isaiah 43:2, Isaiah 44:2, Isaiah 54:4, Jeremiah 46:27, Jeremiah 46:28, Haggai 2:4, Haggai 2:5, Zechariah 8:15, John 12:12, Hebrews 12:12
slack: or, faint, 2 Corinthians 4:1, Galatians 6:9, Ephesians 3:13, Hebrews 12:3-5, Revelation 2:3
Reciprocal: Joshua 18:3 - How long are 2 Samuel 4:1 - his hands Isaiah 2:11 - in that day Jeremiah 30:10 - fear Joel 2:21 - Fear John 4:22 - for John 12:15 - Fear 2 Thessalonians 3:13 - be not weary
Cross-References
The serpent was clever, more clever than any wild animal God had made. He spoke to the Woman: "Do I understand that God told you not to eat from any tree in the garden?"
When the Woman saw that the tree looked like good eating and realized what she would get out of it—she'd know everything!—she took and ate the fruit and then gave some to her husband, and he ate.
Immediately the two of them did "see what's really going on"—saw themselves naked! They sewed fig leaves together as makeshift clothes for themselves.
When they heard the sound of God strolling in the garden in the evening breeze, the Man and his Wife hid in the trees of the garden, hid from God.
God called to the Man: "Where are you?"
He said, "I heard you in the garden and I was afraid because I was naked. And I hid."
God said, "Who told you you were naked? Did you eat from that tree I told you not to eat from?"
The Man said, "The Woman you gave me as a companion, she gave me fruit from the tree, and, yes, I ate it." God said to the Woman, "What is this that you've done?"
He told the Woman: "I'll multiply your pains in childbirth; you'll give birth to your babies in pain. You'll want to please your husband, but he'll lord it over you."
He told the Man: "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree That I commanded you not to eat from, ‘Don't eat from this tree,' The very ground is cursed because of you; getting food from the ground Will be as painful as having babies is for your wife; you'll be working in pain all your life long. The ground will sprout thorns and weeds, you'll get your food the hard way, Planting and tilling and harvesting, sweating in the fields from dawn to dusk, Until you return to that ground yourself, dead and buried; you started out as dirt, you'll end up dirt."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, fear thou not,.... Do not be afraid of any enemies; neither outward ones, the armies of Gog and Magog, the Turk, who will threaten, and will attempt to dispossess them of their land, now returned to it; nor inward and spiritual enemies, sin, Satan, death, and hell, being all vanquished and subdued by Christ: this will be said, not by the enemies themselves, who will confess they have no power to stand before the mighty God, as Aben Ezra; but either by the prophets of the Lord, or by the people themselves, encouraging one another, every man his neighbour, as Kimchi; or rather by the Lord himself, as the Septuagint and Arabic versions supply it,
"the Lord shall say to Jerusalem;''
this will be said at the time of the Jews' conversion, when reinstated in their own land, and shall be threatened with another remove from it, which they will have no reason to fear:
[and to] Zion, Let not thine hands be slack; weak, remiss, hang down through fear of mind, and fainting of spirit; and so unfit to meet the enemy, or perform duty; but, on the contrary, pluck up a good heart, be of good courage, fear not the enemy, be vigorous, active, and diligent, in the performance of the service of the Lord, animated by the following considerations:
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not - For âperfect love casteth out fearâ John 4:18; from where he saith, âFear not, little flock; it is your Fatherâs good pleasure to give you the kingdomâ Luke 12:32. Who then and what should the Church or the faithful soul fear, since âmightier is He that is in her, than he that is in the world? And to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack,â through faint-heartedness (see Hebrews 12:12), but work with all thy might; be ready to do or bear anything; since Christ worketh with, in, by thee, and âin due time we shall reap, if we faint notâ Galatians 6:9.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Zephaniah 3:16. Fear thou not — Thou shalt have no more captivities nor national afflictions.
Let not thine hands be slack. — This may refer, first, to the rebuilding of the temple of God, after the return from Babylon; and, secondly, to their diligence and zeal in the Christian Church.
