Zephaniah 3:14 (GNV)

Passage

Reioyce, O daughter Zion: be ye ioyfull, O Israel: be glad and reioyce with all thine heart, O daughter Ierusalem.

Nearby Context

Zephaniah 3:12 Then will I leaue in the middes of thee an humble and poore people: and they shall trust in the Name of the Lord.

Zephaniah 3:13 The remnant of Israel shall do none iniquitie, nor speake lies: neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shalbe fed, and lie downe, and none shall make them afraide.

Zephaniah 3:14 Reioyce, O daughter Zion: be ye ioyfull, O Israel: be glad and reioyce with all thine heart, O daughter Ierusalem.

Zephaniah 3:15 The Lord hath taken away thy iudgements: hee hath cast out thine enemie: the King of Israel, euen the Lord is in the middes of thee: thou shalt see no more euill.

Zephaniah 3:16 In that day it shalbe said to Ierusalem, Feare thou not, O Zion: let not thine handes be faint.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "reioyce", "daughter", "zion", "ioyfull", "israel", "glad", and "thine". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "reioyce" and "daughter", 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 do none..." into verse 15's "The Lord hath taken away thy iudgements...", so "reioyce" and "daughter" 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 "reioyce" and "daughter" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.