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Zephaniah 3:14-15 KJV
Zephaniah · chapter 3 · verses 14–15
14Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. 15The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.Zephaniah 3:14-15 · King James Version
Zephaniah 3:14-15 in context
12I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.
13The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
14Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
15The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.
16In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
17The 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.
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Key words (Strong's)
- judgmentsmishpâṭproperly, a verdict pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree divine…H4941 →
- daughterbatha daughterH1323 →
- rejoiceʻâlazto jump for joyH5937 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- shoutrûwaʻto marH7321 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
- enemyʼôyêbhatingH341 →
- midstqerebproperly, the nearest partH7130 →
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After the promises of the taking away of sin, here follow promises of the taking away of trouble; for when the cause is removed the effect will cease. What makes a people holy will make them happy of course.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-20