Zephaniah 3:17
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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Study Note
Zephaniah's climactic salvation oracle describes YHWH as 'a warrior who saves,' rejoicing over his people with singing and quieting them with his love — one of the most intimate and joyful portrayals of the divine-human relationship in the entire Hebrew Bible. The phrase 'he will rejoice over you with singing' (yasis alayikh be-rina) applies to God the same Hebrew root used for the human joy of festivals and harvests, suggesting that divine delight in the redeemed mirrors human celebration at its most intense. The verse inverts the Day of the LORD motif that dominates the first two chapters of Zephaniah: the terrifying day of divine wrath becomes the day of divine joy for the humble remnant. New Testament parallels include the father running to embrace the returning son (Luke 15:20) and the wedding feast imagery of Revelation 19:7.
Andere Übersetzungen
Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will joy over thee with singing.
Jehovah thy God <FI>is<Fi> in thy midst, A mighty one doth save, He rejoiceth over thee with joy, He doth work in His love, He joyeth over thee with singing.'
The Lord your God is among you, as a strong saviour: he will be glad over you with joy, he will make his love new again, he will make a song of joy over you as in the time of a holy feast.
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