Verse
Zephaniah 3:17 — The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he…
“The 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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The verses around Zephaniah 3:17.
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.
18I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.
19Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
Verse explanation
This is one of the tenderest verses in the book: after so much judgment, the image of God ‘rejoicing over thee with joy’ and almost singing for gladness over His people contrasts with the harshness of the earlier chapters.
From the Zephaniah 3 study in Bible in Stories.
Zephaniah 3:17 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
The 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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
O Senhor teu Deus está no meio de ti, poderoso te salvará; elle se deleitará em ti com alegria; calar-se-ha por seu amor, regozijar-se-ha em ti com jubilo.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
O SENHOR está no meio de ti, guerreiro que salva; ele terá prazer em ti com alegria; ele [te] aquietará em seu amor, se encherá de alegria por causa de ti com júbilo.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
El Señor tu Dios está en medio de ustedes como un poderoso guerrero que te salvas. Se alegrará en ti. Renovará su amor por ti. Cantará fuertemente celebrando tu existencia.
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