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16 On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem,
    “Fear not, O Zion;
    your hands shall not hang limp.
17 Yahweh your God is in your midst;
    a mighty warrior who saves.
He shall rejoice over you with joy;
    he renews[a] you in his love;
    he will exult over you with singing.
18 I will gather those of you grieving on account of the feast;
    they were raising against her a reproach.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 3:17 The translation follows the LXX text; the traditional Hebrew text reads “he will silence you in his love”

16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.

17 The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

18 I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.

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