Berean Standard Bible

Zephaniah 2

(Joel 1:13–20; Amos 5:4–15; Luke 13:1–5)

1Gather yourselvesהִֽתְקוֹשְׁשׁ֖וּhit.ko.she.ShuH7197,gather togetherוָק֑וֹשּׁוּva.Ko.o.shuH7197,O shamefulלֹ֥א נִכְסָֽף׃lo' nikh.SafH3808 H3700nationהַגּ֖וֹיha.GoyH1471,

2beforeבְּטֶ֙רֶם֙be.Te.remH2962the decreeחֹ֔קChokH2706takes effectלֶ֣דֶתLe.detH3205and the dayי֑וֹםYomH3117passesעָ֣בַר'A.varH5674like chaffכְּמֹ֖ץke.MotzH4671,beforeבְּטֶ֣רֶם׀ לֹא־be.Te.rem lo'-H2962 H3808the burningחֲרוֹן֙cha.rOnH2740angerאַף־'af-H639of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068comesיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935upon youעֲלֵיכֶ֗ם'a.lei.KhemH5921,beforeבְּטֶ֙רֶם֙ לֹא־be.Te.rem lo'-H2962 H3808the Dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of the LORD’sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068angerאַף־'af-H639comesיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935upon youעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH5921.

Judgment on the Philistines

(Jeremiah 47:1–7)

3Seekבַּקְּשׁ֤וּba.ke.ShuH1245אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,allכָּל־kol-H3605you humbleעַנְוֵ֣י'an.VeiH6035of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834carry outפָּעָ֑לוּpa.'A.luH6466His justiceמִשְׁפָּט֖וֹmish.pa.ToH4941.Seekבַּקְּשׁוּ־ba.ke.shu-H1245righteousnessצֶ֙דֶק֙tze.dekH6664;seekבַּקְּשׁ֣וּba.ke.ShuH1245humilityעֲנָוָ֔ה'a.na.VahH6038.Perhapsאוּלַי֙'u.LaiH194you will be shelteredתִּסָּ֣תְר֔וּti.Sa.te.RuH5641on the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of the LORD’sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068angerאַף־'af-H639.

4Forכִּ֤יkiH3588Gazaעַזָּה֙'a.ZahH5804will beתִֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961abandonedעֲזוּבָ֣ה'a.zu.VahH5800,and Ashkelonוְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹןve.'ash.ke.LonH831left in ruinsלִשְׁמָמָ֑הlish.ma.MahH8077.Ashdodאַשְׁדּ֗וֹד'ash.DodH795will be driven outיְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּהָye.Ga.re.Shu.haH1644at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙ba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672,and Ekronוְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'ek.RonH6138will be uprootedתֵּעָקֵֽר׃ סte.'a.KerH6131.

5Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to the dwellersיֹֽשְׁבֵ֛יyo.she.VeiH3427ofחֶ֥בֶלChe.velH2256the seacoastהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,O nationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471of the Cherethitesכְּרֵתִ֑יםke.re.TimH3774!The wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068is against youעֲלֵיכֶ֗ם'a.lei.KhemH5921,O Canaanכְּנַ֙עַן֙ke.Na.'anH3667,landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430: “I will destroy youוְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךְve.ha.'a.vad.TikhH6,and no one will beמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369leftיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.”

6So the seacoastחֶ֣בֶל הַיָּ֗םChe.vel hai.YamH2256 H3220will becomeוְֽהָיְתָ֞הve.ha.ye.TahH1961a land ofpasturesנְוֹ֛תne.VotH5116,with wellsכְּרֹ֥תke.RotH3741for shepherdsרֹעִ֖יםro.'ImH7462and foldsוְגִדְר֥וֹתve.gid.RotH1448for sheepצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629.

Judgment on Moab and Ammon

(Isaiah 16:1–14; Jeremiah 48:1–47)

7The coast will belongחֶ֗בֶלChe.velH2256toוְהָ֣יָהve.Ha.yahH1961the remnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֛יתlish.'e.RitH7611of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063;thereעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם'a.lei.HemH5921they will find pastureיִרְע֑וּןyir.'UnH7462.They will lie downיִרְבָּצ֔וּןyir.ba.TzunH7257in the eveningבָּעֶ֙רֶב֙ba.'E.revH6153among the housesבְּבָתֵּ֣יbe.va.TeiH1004of Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֗וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831,forכִּ֧יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430will attend to themיִפְקְדֵ֛םyif.ke.DemH6485and restoreוְשָׁ֥בve.ShavH7725their captivesשְׁבִיתָֽם׃she.vu.tamH7622.

8“I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085the reproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124and the insultsוְגִדּוּפֵ֖יve.gi.du.FeiH1421of the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֑וֹןbe.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983,whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834have tauntedחֵֽרְפוּ֙che.re.FuH2778אֶת־'et-H853My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971and threatenedוַיַּגְדִּ֖ילוּ עַל־vai.yag.Di.lu 'al-H1431 H5921their bordersגְּבוּלָֽם׃ge.vu.LamH1366.

9Thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651,as surely as Iאָ֡נִי'A.niH589liveחַי־chai-H2416,”declaresנְאֻם֩ne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588Moabמוֹאָ֞בmo.'AvH4124will beתִּֽהְיֶה֙tih.YehH1961like Sodomכִּסְדֹ֤םkis.DomH5467and the Ammonitesוּבְנֵ֤י עַמּוֹן֙u.ve.Nei 'a.mOnH1121 H5983like Gomorrahכַּֽעֲמֹרָ֔הka.'a.mo.RahH6017—a placeמִמְשַׁ֥קmi.ShakH4476of weedsחָר֛וּלcha.RulH2738andוּמִכְרֵה־u.mikh.reh-H4379salt pitsמֶ֥לַחMe.lachH4417,a perpetualעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769wastelandוּשְׁמָמָ֖הu.she.ma.MahH8077.The remnantשְׁאֵרִ֤יתshe.'e.RitH7611of My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971will plunder themיְבָזּ֔וּםye.va.ZumH962;the remainderוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of My nationגּוֹיִ֖יgoyiH1471will dispossess themיִנְחָלֽוּם׃yin.cha.LumH5157.”

10Thisזֹ֥אתzotH2063they shall havein return forתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478their prideגְּאוֹנָ֑םge.'o.NamH1347,forכִּ֤יkiH3588tauntingחֵֽרְפוּ֙che.re.FuH2778and mockingוַיַּגְדִּ֔לוּ עַל־vai.yag.Di.lu 'al-H1431 H5921the peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

Judgment on Cush and Assyria

11The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will be terrifyingנוֹרָ֤אno.Ra'H3372to themעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921whenכִּ֣יkiH3588He starvesרָזָ֔הra.ZahH7329אֵ֖ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Then the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471of everyכֹּ֖לkolH3605shoreאִיֵּ֥י'i.YeiH339will bow in worshipוְיִשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־ve.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812to Him,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376in its own placeמִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725.

12“You tooאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859,O Cushitesכּוּשִׁ֔יםku.ShimH3569,willגַּם־gam-H1571be slainחַֽלְלֵ֥יcha.LeiH2491by My swordחַרְבִּ֖י הֵֽמָּה׃char.Bi He.mahH2719 H1992.”

13And He will stretch outוְיֵ֤טve.YetH5186His handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921the northצָפ֔וֹןtza.FonH6828and destroyוִֽיאַבֵּ֖דvi.'a.BedH6אֶת־'et-H853Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804;He will makeוְיָשֵׂ֤םve.ya.SemH7760אֶת־'et-H853Ninevehנִֽינְוֵה֙ni.ne.VehH5210a desolationלִשְׁמָמָ֔הlish.ma.MahH8077,as dryצִיָּ֖הtzi.YahH6723as a desertכַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ka.mid.BarH4057.

14Herdsעֲדָרִים֙'a.da.RimH5739will lie downוְרָבְצ֨וּve.ra.ve.TzuH7257in her midstבְתוֹכָ֤הּve.to.KhahH8432,creaturesחַיְתוֹ־ ג֔וֹיchay.tov- GoyH2416 H1471of every kindכָּל־kol-H3605.Bothגַּם־gam-H1571the desert owlקָאַת֙ka.'AtH6893andגַּם־gam-H1571screech owlקִפֹּ֔דki.PodH7090will roostיָלִ֑ינוּya.Li.nuH3885atop herבְּכַפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָbe.khaf.to.Rei.haH3730pillars.Their callsק֠וֹלKolH6963will soundיְשׁוֹרֵ֤רye.sho.RerH7891from the windowבַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ba.cha.lOnH2474,but desolationחֹ֣רֶבCho.revH2721will lie on the thresholdבַּסַּ֔ףba.SafH5592,forכִּ֥יkiH3588He will exposeעֵרָֽה׃'e.RahH6168the beams of cedarאַרְזָ֖ה'ar.ZahH731.

15Thisזֹ֠אתzoTH2063carefreeהָעַלִּיזָה֙ha.'a.li.ZahH5947cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892that dwellsהַיּוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתhai.yo.She.vetH3427securelyלָבֶ֔טַחla.Ve.tachH983,that thinksהָאֹֽמְרָה֙ha.'o.me.RahH559to herselfבִּלְבָבָ֔הּbil.va.VahH3824: “Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am it,and there is noneוְאַפְסִ֣יve.'af.SiH657besides meע֑וֹדodH5750,”whatאֵ֣יךְ׀'eikhH349a ruinלְשַׁמָּ֗הle.sha.MahH8047she has becomeהָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961,a resting placeמַרְבֵּץ֙mar.BetzH4769for beastsלַֽחַיָּ֔הla.chai.YahH2416.Everyoneכֹּ֚לkolH3605who passesעוֹבֵ֣רo.VerH5674by herעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921hissesיִשְׁרֹ֖קyish.RokH8319and shakesיָנִ֥יעַya.Ni.a'H5128his fistיָדֽוֹ׃ סya.DoH3027.