Bible Strands
Zephaniah 3:14
Sing for joy, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem!
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet addresses the people of Zion, Jerusalem, and Israel following the declaration that the remnant will live in untroubled peace and the Lord has removed their punishment.
The words — The text commands רָנִּי (ra.Ni, “shout for joy”) and הָרִיעוּ (ha.Ri.’u, “shout”), paired with שִׂמְחִי (sim.Chi, “rejoice”) and עָלְזִי (’al.Zi, “exult”). These verbs direct the audience to express complete gladness.
The thread — This call to joy echoes in Zechariah 2:10, where the Lord commands the Daughter of Zion to shout for joy because He will dwell among her, and in Isaiah 12:6, which urges the citizen of Zion to cry out and sing.
Why it lands — The verse demands a public, whole-hearted response of joy from the people because their punishment is removed and their King now dwells among them.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 12:6 Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
- Micah 4:8 And you, O watchtower of the flock, O stronghold of the Daughter of Zion—the former dominion will be restored to you; sovereignty will come to the Daughter of Jerusalem.”
- Zechariah 2:10 “Shout for joy and be glad, O Daughter of Zion, for I am coming to dwell among you,” declares the LORD.
- Psalms 95:1 Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation!
- Isaiah 65:18 But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight.
- Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- Psalms 81:1 For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
- Psalms 100:1 A Psalm of thanksgiving. Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth.
- Psalms 126:2 Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”
- Isaiah 24:14 They raise their voices, they shout for joy; from the west they proclaim the majesty of the LORD.