Sophonie 3:16

16 En ce jour-là, on dira à Jérusalem: Ne crains rien! Sion, que tes mains ne s'affaiblissent pas!

Sophonie 3:16 Meaning and Commentary

Zephaniah 3:16

In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, fear thou not,
&c.] Do not be afraid of any enemies; neither outward ones, the armies of Gog and Magog, the Turk, who will threaten, and will attempt to dispossess them of their land, now returned to it; nor inward and spiritual enemies, sin, Satan, death, and hell, being all vanquished and subdued by Christ: this will be said, not by the enemies themselves, who will confess they have no power to stand before the mighty God, as Aben Ezra; but either by the prophets of the Lord, or by the people themselves, encouraging one another, every man his neighbour, as Kimchi; or rather by the Lord himself, as the Septuagint and Arabic versions supply it,

``the Lord shall say to Jerusalem;''

this will be said at the time of the Jews' conversion, when reinstated in their own land, and shall be threatened with another remove from it, which they will have no reason to fear: [and to] Zion, Let not thine hands be slack;
weak, remiss, hang down through fear of mind, and fainting of spirit; and so unfit to meet the enemy, or perform duty; but, on the contrary, pluck up a good heart, be of good courage, fear not the enemy, be vigorous, active, and diligent, in the performance of the service of the Lord, animated by the following considerations:

Sophonie 3:16 In-Context

14 Pousse des cris de joie, fille de Sion! Pousse des cris d'allégresse, Israël! Réjouis-toi et triomphe de tout ton coeur, fille de Jérusalem!

15 L'Eternel a détourné tes châtiments, Il a éloigné ton ennemi; Le roi d'Israël, l'Eternel, est au milieu de toi; Tu n'as plus de malheur à éprouver.

16 En ce jour-là, on dira à Jérusalem: Ne crains rien! Sion, que tes mains ne s'affaiblissent pas!

17 L'Eternel, ton Dieu, est au milieu de toi, comme un héros qui sauve; Il fera de toi sa plus grande joie; Il gardera le silence dans son amour; Il aura pour toi des transports d'allégresse.

18 Je rassemblerai ceux qui sont dans la tristesse, loin des fêtes solennelles, Ceux qui sont sortis de ton sein; L'opprobre pèse sur eux.