Zephaniah 3:14 (DRB)

Passage

Give praise, O daughter of Sion: shout, O Israel: be glad, and rejoice with all thy heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.

Nearby Context

Zephaniah 3:12 And I will leave in the midst of thee a poor and needy people: and they shall hope in the name of the Lord.

Zephaniah 3:13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies, nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed, and shall lie down, and there shall be none to make them afraid.

Zephaniah 3:14 Give praise, O daughter of Sion: shout, O Israel: be glad, and rejoice with all thy heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.

Zephaniah 3:15 The Lord hath taken away thy judgment, he hath turned away thy enemies: the king of Israel, the Lord, is in the midst of thee, thou shalt fear evil no more.

Zephaniah 3:16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: Fear not: to Sion: Let not thy hands be weakened.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "give", "praise", "daughter", "sion", "shout", "israel", "glad", and "rejoice". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "give" and "praise", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "The remnant of Israel shall not do..." into verse 15's "The Lord hath taken away thy judgment...", so "give" and "praise" belong inside that flow. In Zephaniah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "give" and "praise" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.