Zephaniah 2

1 ¶ Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired; together^H7197 together^H7197 nation^H1471 desired^H3700 See also: Joel 1:14 2 Chronicles 20:4 Nehemiah 8:1 Nehemiah 9:1 Esther 4:16

2 Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger come upon you. decree^H2706 forth^H3205 day^H3117 pass^H5674 chaff^H4671 before^H3808 fierce^H2740 anger^H639 LORD^H3068 come^H935 day^H3117 LORD'S^H3068 anger^H639 come^H935 See also: Nahum 1:6 Psalms 1:4 Isaiah 17:13 Lamentations 4:11 Hosea 13:3

3 Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger. Seek^H1245 LORD^H3068 meek^H6035 earth^H776 wrought^H6466 judgment^H4941 seek^H1245 righteousness^H6664 seek^H1245 meekness^H6038 be^H194 hid^H5641 day^H3117 LORD'S^H3068 anger^H639 See also: Amos 5:14-15 Isaiah 26:20-21 Psalms 76:9 Jeremiah 29:12-13 Psalms 22:26

4 ¶ For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up. Gaza^H5804 forsaken^H5800 Ashkelon^H831 desolation^H8077 out^H1644 Ashdod^H795 day^H6672 Ekron^H6138 up^H6131 See also: Zechariah 9:5-7 Amos 1:6-8 Jeremiah 47:1-7 Jeremiah 25:20 Jeremiah 6:4

5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant. Woe^H1945 inhabitants^H3427 sea^H3220 coast^H2256 nation^H1471 Cherethites^H3774 word^H1697 LORD^H3068 Canaan^H3667 land^H776 Philistines^H6430 destroy^H6 inhabitant^H3427 See also: Ezekiel 25:16 Jeremiah 47:7 Joshua 13:3 Amos 3:1 Judges 3:3

6 And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks. sea^H3220 coast^H2256 dwellings^H5116 cottages^H3741 shepherds^H7462 folds^H1448 flocks^H6629 See also: Isaiah 5:17 Isaiah 17:2 Ezekiel 25:5 Zephaniah 2:14-15

7 And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity. coast^H2256 remnant^H7611 house^H1004 Judah^H3063 feed^H7462 houses^H1004 Ashkelon^H831 down^H7257 evening^H6153 LORD^H3068 God^H430 visit^H6485 away^H7725 captivity^H7622 captivity^H7622 See also: Exodus 4:31 Zephaniah 3:20 Ezekiel 39:25 Micah 5:3-8 Luke 1:68

8 ¶ I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border. heard^H8085 reproach^H2781 Moab^H4124 revilings^H1421 children^H1121 Ammon^H5983 reproached^H2778 people^H5971 magnified^H1431 border^H1366 See also: Psalms 83:4-7 Ezekiel 25:3-11 Jeremiah 48:27-29 Jeremiah 49:1 Amos 1:13

9 Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them. live^H2416 saith^H5002 LORD^H3068 hosts^H6635 God^H430 Israel^H3478 Moab^H4124 Sodom^H5467 children^H1121 Ammon^H5983 Gomorrah^H6017 breeding^H4476 nettles^H2738 saltpits^H4379 saltpits^H4417 perpetual^H5704 perpetual^H5769 desolation^H8077 residue^H7611 people^H5971 spoil^H962 remnant^H3499 people^H1471 possess^H5157 See also: Isaiah 15:1-9 Isaiah 11:14 Deuteronomy 29:23 Isaiah 25:10 Isaiah 49:18

10 This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts. pride^H1347 reproached^H2778 magnified^H1431 people^H5971 LORD^H3068 hosts^H6635 See also: Isaiah 16:6 Jeremiah 48:29 Zephaniah 2:8 Exodus 9:17 Exodus 10:3

11 The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen. LORD^H3068 terrible^H3372 famish^H7329 gods^H430 earth^H776 worship^H7812 one^H376 place^H4725 isles^H339 heathen^H1471 See also: Micah 4:1-3 Zechariah 13:2 Zechariah 14:9-21 Genesis 10:5 Psalms 72:8-11

12 ¶ Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword. Ethiopians^H3569 ye^H1992 slain^H2491 sword^H2719 See also: Ezekiel 30:4-9 Isaiah 13:5 Isaiah 18:1-7 Isaiah 20:4-5 Isaiah 43:3

13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness. out^H5186 hand^H3027 north^H6828 destroy^H6 Assyria^H804 make^H7760 Nineveh^H5210 desolation^H8077 dry^H6723 wilderness^H4057 See also: Nahum 3:7 Isaiah 10:12 Isaiah 10:16 Nahum 1:1 Nahum 3:18-19

14 And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work. flocks^H5739 down^H7257 midst^H8432 beasts^H2416 nations^H1471 cormorant^H6893 bittern^H7090 lodge^H3885 lintels^H3730 voice^H6963 sing^H7891 windows^H2474 desolation^H2721 thresholds^H5592 uncover^H6168 work^H731 See also: Isaiah 13:19-22 Isaiah 34:11-17 Jeremiah 22:14 Amos 9:1 Isaiah 14:23

15 This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand. rejoicing^H5947 city^H5892 dwelt^H3427 carelessly^H983 said^H559 heart^H3824 beside^H657 desolation^H8047 beasts^H2416 in^H4769 by^H5674 hiss^H8319 wag^H5128 hand^H3027 See also: Ezekiel 28:2 Isaiah 22:2 Isaiah 47:7-8 Ezekiel 28:9 Nahum 3:19