Zephaniah 3:14
Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
Study Note
Study Note
The call to Zion to 'sing, shout, be glad, and rejoice' inaugurates Zephaniah's concluding oracle of restoration (3:14–20), shifting abruptly from the preceding indictment of corrupt leaders to a lyrical celebration of divine presence in the midst of the city. The quadruple imperative intensifies the emotional register, employing the same vocabulary as the Psalms of Zion (Psalms 47, 87, 96) to invoke the liturgical joy associated with YHWH's enthronement. The subsequent verse (3:15) grounds the celebration in the removal of judgment and the return of the divine king to the midst of Israel — a sequence that Paul echoes in Philippians 4:4–5 ('rejoice in the Lord always... the Lord is at hand'). Luke 1:28's angelic greeting to Mary ('rejoice, highly favored one') may allude to this verse, depicting Mary as the daughter of Zion receiving the divine king.
Other Translations
Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
Cry aloud, O daughter of Zion, shout, O Israel, Rejoice and exult with the whole heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
Make melody, O daughter of Zion; give a loud cry, O Israel; be glad and let your heart be full of joy, O daughter of Jerusalem.
Cross References
And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the Lord; because he is good, for his …
So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping …
Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives …
Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the Lord bringeth back the captivity of his …
God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.
Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.
O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.