Zephaniah 3:16
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.”
יָרֵא
To fear, to revere, to be in awe of. Yare. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. Not terror but holy awe of who He truly is.
רָפָה
they drop
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רָפָה
To relax, to let go, to cease striving. Raphah. Be still and know that I am God. Stop fighting and let God be God in your situation.
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יָד
hands/ your
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יָד
Hand. Yad. The hand as the symbol of power and action. When God's hand rests on a life nothing is impossible.
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צִיּוֹן
O Zion
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צִיּוֹן
Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
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