Verse Lens · Context pointer
Zephaniah 3:16 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 16. 16In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
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Role in This Section
This verse answers the restored city's fear directly and tells Zion not to let her hands fall limp.
Read It With
- Zephaniah 3:14-17
Read Zephaniah 3:16 with 3:14-17. This verse answers the restored city's fear directly and tells Zion not to let her hands fall limp. The complete unit establishes this movement: The movement into song is grounded in the LORD's changed relation to Zion: judgment and enemy are removed, the saving king is present, fear loses its rule, and human joy is answered by divine delight and singing.
Continue in Context
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Read Zephaniah 3:14-17 — Zion Sings because the Saving King Rejoices in Her MidstSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing Scripture wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: Zephaniah 3:14-17, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Zephaniah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew words, morphology, clause relationships, repeated roots, wordplays, names, and the base wording behind translation discussion.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Zeph.xml, 3:14-17
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