ZEP 3:16 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ἐν τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ ἐρεῖ Κύριος τῇ Ἱερουσαλὴμ, θάρσει Σιὼν, μὴ παρείσθωσαν αἱ χεῖρές σου.
(En tōi kairōi ekeinōi erei Kurios taʸ Hierousalaʸm, tharsei Siōn, maʸ pareisthōsan hai ⱪeires sou. )

BrTr At that time the Lord shall say to Jerusalem, Be of good courage, Sion; let not thine hands be slack.

ULT In that day it will be said to Jerusalem,
⇔ “Do not fear, O Zion! Do not let your hands become limp!

UST At that time, other people will say to us people of Jerusalem,
⇔ “You people of Jerusalem, do not be afraid; do not become weak or discouraged.”

BSB On that day they will say to Jerusalem:
⇔ “Do not fear, O Zion;
⇔ do not let your hands fall limp.

OEB In that day it will be said to Jerusalem:
⇔ Fear not!
⇔ Zion, let not your hands grow weak!

WEBBE In that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, “Don’t be afraid, Zion. Don’t let your hands be weak.”

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG God Is Present Among You
(16-17) Jerusalem will be told:
  “Don’t be afraid.
Dear Zion,
  don’t despair.
Your God is present among you,
  a strong Warrior there to save you.
Happy to have you back, he’ll calm you with his love
  and delight you with his songs.
    * * *

NET On that day they will say to Jerusalem,
⇔ “Don’t be afraid, Zion!
⇔ Your hands must not be paralyzed from panic!

LSV In that day it is said to Jerusalem,
“Do not fear, O Zion,
Do not let your hands be feeble.

FBV On that day the message to the people of Jerusalem will be, “Don't be afraid; don't be discouraged!”[fn]

3:16 “Don't be discouraged”: literally, “don't have limp hands.”

T4T At that time, other people will say to us people of Jerusalem,
⇔ “You people of [APO] Jerusalem, do not be afraid;
⇔ do not become afraid or discouraged,

LEB • “Fear not, O Zion; • your hands shall not hang limp.

BBE In that day it will be said to Jerusalem, Have no fear: O Zion, let not your hands be feeble.

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JPS In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: 'Fear thou not; O Zion, let not thy hands be slack.

ASV In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not; O Zion, let not thy hands be slack.

DRA In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: Fear not: to Sion: Let not thy hands be weakened.

YLT In that day it is said to Jerusalem, 'Fear not, O Zion, let not thy hands be feeble.

Drby In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear not; Zion, let not thy hands be slack.

RV In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: O Zion, let not thine hands be slack.

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

KJB-1769 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.[fn]
(In that day it shall be said to Yerusalem, Fear thou/you not: and to Zion, Let not thine/your hands be slack. )

3.16 slack: or, faint

KJB-1611 [fn]In that day it shall be said to Ierusalem, Feare thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slacke.
(In that day it shall be said to Yerusalem, Fear thou/you not: and to Zion, Let not thine/your hands be slacke.)

3:16 Or, faint.

Bshps In that time it shalbe sayde to Hierusalem, Feare not: and to Sion, Let not thyne handes be flacke:
(In that time it shall be said to Yerusalem, Fear not: and to Sion, Let not thine/your hands be flacke:)

Gnva In that day it shalbe said to Ierusalem, Feare thou not, O Zion: let not thine handes be faint.
(In that day it shall be said to Yerusalem, Fear thou/you not, O Zion: let not thine/your hands be faint. )

Cvdl In that tyme it shall be sayed to Ierusalem: feare not, and to Sion: let not thine hondes be slacke,
(In that time it shall be sayed to Yerusalem: fear not, and to Sion: let not thine/your hands be slacke,)

Wycl In that dai it schal be seid, Jerusalem, nyle thou drede; Sion, thin hondis be not clumsid.
(In that day it shall be said, Yerusalem, nyle thou/you drede; Sion, thin hands be not clumsid.)

Luth Zur selbigen Zeit wird man sprechen zu Jerusalem: Fürchte dich nicht! und zu Zion: Laß deine Hände nicht laß werden!
(Zur selbigen time becomes man sprechen to Yerusalem: Fear you/yourself not! and to Zion: Let your hands not let become!)

ClVg In die illa dicetur Jerusalem: Noli timere; Sion: Non dissolvantur manus tuæ.
(In day that dicetur Yerusalem: Noli timere; Sion: Non dissolvantur hands tuæ. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בַּ⁠יּ֣וֹם הַ⁠ה֔וּא

in_the=day (the)=that

Zephaniah is using the term day to refer to a specific time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “At that time”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

יֵאָמֵ֥ר

said

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Some languages might use an indefinite pronoun. Alternate translation: “they will say”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

לִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם אַל־תִּירָ֑אִי צִיּ֖וֹן אַל־יִרְפּ֥וּ יָדָֽיִ⁠ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: in_the=day (the)=that said to,Jerusalem not fear Tsiyyōn/(Zion) not grow_weak hands,your )

The word your and the implied “you” in the imperative Do not fear are singular here because they are addressing Zion as an individual. However, the implied “you” in the imperative Do not slacken is plural because it envisions Zion as a group consisting of a number of individuals. You may have decided to use plural forms in verses 16–19. Alternate translation, using plural forms: “to the people of Jerusalem, ‘Do not fear, you people of Zion! None of you slacken your hands’”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

אַל־תִּירָ֑אִי צִיּ֖וֹן אַל־יִרְפּ֥וּ יָדָֽיִ⁠ךְ

not fear Tsiyyōn/(Zion) not grow_weak hands,your

These two phrases mean similar things. The people who are speaking to Zion are using repetition to emphasize the idea that the phrases express. (They are referring to the way that a person’s hands slacken or become limp when that person is afraid.) If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine these phrases. Alternate translation: “There is no reason for you to become weak with fear, Zion”

Parallel ZEP 3:16