Zephaniah 3:16
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
יָרֵא
yârêʼ
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
צִיּוֹן
Tsîyôwn
Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
אָחַר
ʼâchar
to loiter (i.e. be behind); by implication to procrastinate
Key Terms in This Verse
יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Yᵉrûwshâlaim
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
Study H3389 →יוֹם yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
Study H3117 →Cross References
Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.
O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Juda...
Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowh...
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