ifying ▁an ▁und o ing ▁of ▁creation . ▁This ▁is ▁also ▁sign ified ▁by ▁the ▁way ▁that ▁" from ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁earth " ▁forms ▁an ▁inclus io ▁around ▁, ▁he ark ening ▁back ▁to ▁how ▁the ▁phrase ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁Gen esis ▁flo od ▁narr ative ▁in ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁where ▁it ▁also ▁con notes ▁an ▁und o ing ▁of ▁creation . ▁ ▁As ▁is ▁common ▁in ▁proph etic ▁literature ▁in ▁the ▁Bible , ▁a ▁" rem nant " ▁surv ives ▁Y ah we h ' s ▁jud g ement ▁in ▁Ze ph ania h ▁by ▁hum b ly ▁seeking ▁refuge ▁in ▁Y ah we h . ▁The ▁book ▁con cludes ▁in ▁an ▁announ cement ▁of ▁hope ▁and ▁joy , ▁as ▁Y ah we h ▁" bur st s ▁forth ▁in ▁joy ful ▁divine ▁celebr ation " ▁over ▁his ▁people . ▁ ▁Later ▁influence ▁Because ▁of ▁its ▁hope ful ▁tone ▁of ▁the ▁gather ing ▁and ▁rest oration ▁of ▁ex iles , ▁ ▁has ▁been ▁included ▁in ▁Jewish ▁lit ur gy . ▁ ▁Ze ph ania h ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁insp iration ▁for ▁the ▁medieval ▁Catholic ▁h ymn ▁" D ies ▁Ira e ," ▁whose ▁title ▁and ▁opening ▁words ▁are ▁from ▁the ▁V ul gate ▁translation ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁ ▁Berlin , ▁A de le . ▁Ze ph ania h : ▁A ▁New ▁Trans lation ▁with ▁Introduction ▁and ▁Comment ary . ▁The ▁An chor ▁Bible ▁Volume ▁ 2 5 A . ▁Toronto : ▁Double