Jeremiah and Ezekiel both seem to pick up some of Zephaniah’s phrases, just as some of the wording from Isaiah and Micah influenced Zephaniah.[1] Most significantly, however, Zechariah 2:10-11 alludes to Zephaniah 3:14-15. In both passages the “daughter of Zion” is told to “sing aloud,” and “rejoice” because the King of Israel is in their “midst.”[2] In addition, both passages envision God’s people encompassing the nations. Both passages are looking forward to that eschatological day when Yhwh will rule from Zion over the whole earth. Zechariah 9:9 also seems to draw on Zephaniah 3:14-15. It too calls for the “daughter of Zion” to “rejoice” because her king is coming to her—a king who will rule peacefully over the nations. Though Zechariah 9:9’s wording is not as close to Zephaniah 3:14-15 as Zechariah 2:10-11’s,[3] the passages are conceptually parallel.
[1] Berlin, AB, 15-16.
[2] Only in these two passages are the phrases, “sing,” rejoice,” and “daughter of Zion” found together. The idea of Yhwh being in their “midst” is also present in both passages (though different words for midst are used).
[3] A different Hebrew word is used for “rejoice,” and in Zechariah 9:9 the “daughter of Zion” (the one shared phrase) is told to “shout” rather than “sing.”