“On that day,
It shall be said
To Jerusalem.
‘Do not fear!
O Zion!
Do not let your hands
Grow weak!
Yahweh!
Your God!
Is in your midst!
He is a warrior
Who gives victory.
He will rejoice
Over you
With gladness.
He will renew you
In his love.
He will exult
Over you
With loud singing
As on a day of festival.”
Zephaniah emphasized that on that great day, Jerusalem would have Yahweh in their midst. They were not to fear or let their hands grow weak. Yahweh, their God, would be a warrior for them. Yahweh was going to rejoice and be glad about them. He would renew them with his love. He would exult over them with loud singing, as on the various festival days.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 