“Sing aloud!
O daughter of Zion!
Shout!
O Israel!
Rejoice!
Exult
With all your heart!
O daughter of Jerusalem!
Yahweh
Has taken away
The judgments
Against you.
He has turned away
Your enemies.
The king of Israel,
Yahweh,
Is in your midst.
You shall fear disaster
No more.”
Zephaniah has this chant of thanksgiving. The daughters of Zion were to sing out loud. The daughters of Jerusalem were to rejoice and exult with their whole hearts. Yahweh had taken away his judgments against them, since he had forgiven them. On top of that, Yahweh had turned away all their enemies. Yahweh was now the new king of Israel in their midst. Thus, they had no reason to fear any disasters anymore.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 