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Zephaniah 3:16

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: [and to] Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.

Zephaniah 3:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Zephaniah 3:16

Theological / Devotional

Slack. From the Heb. raphah, “to sink down,” “to drop,” or “to decline.” “To drop the hands” is an idiomatic expression meaning “to lose heart,” or “to lose courage.”

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