Zephaniah 3:16

“In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, fear thou not, etc.] 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,…”

“Let not thine hands be slack-- (Heb 12:12). Do not faint in the work of the Lord.”

“In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not - For “perfect love casteth out fear” John 4:18; from where he saith, “Fear not, little flock; it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom” Luke 12:32. Who then and what should the Church or the faithful soul fear, since “mightier is He that is in her, than he that is in the world? And to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack,” through faint-heartedness (see Hebrews 12:12), but work with all thy might; be ready to do or bear anything; since Christ worketh with, in, by thee, and “in due time we shall reap, if we faint not” Galatians 6:9. return to 'Top of Page'”

“be said: Isa 35:3, Isa 35:4, Isa 40:9, Isa 41:10, Isa 41:13, Isa 41:14, Isa 43:1, Isa 43:2, Isa 44:2, Isa 54:4; Jer 46:27, Jer 46:28; Hag 2:4, Hag 2:5; Zac 8:15; Joh 12:12; Heb 12:12 slack: or, faint, Co2 4:1; Gal 6:9; Eph 3:13; Heb 12:3-5; Rev 2:3 Zephaniah 3:17”