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Zephaniah 2

Judgments on Judah’s Enemies

1GatherH7197 yourselvesH7917 together, yes, 1gatherH7197, O nationH1471 2withoutH3808 3shameH3700,2BeforeH2962 the decreeH2706 4takesH3205 effectH3205-- The dayH3117 passesH5674 5like the chaffH4671-- BeforeH2962H3808 the 6burningH2740 angerH639 of the LordH3068 comesH935 upon you, BeforeH2962H3808 the 7dayH3117 of the Lord’sH3068 angerH639 comesH935 upon you.38SeekH1245 the LordH3068, AllH3605 you 9humbleH6035 of the 10earthH776 WhoH834 have carriedH6466 out His 11ordinancesH4941; 12SeekH1245 righteousnessH6664, seekH1245 humilityH6038. PerhapsH194 you will be 13hiddenH5641 In the dayH3117 of the Lord’sH3068 angerH639.

4For 14GazaH5804 will be abandonedH5800 And AshkelonH831 a desolationH8077; 15AshdodH795 will be drivenH1644 out at noonH6672 And 16EkronH6138 will be uprootedH6131.5WoeH1945 to the inhabitantsH3427 of the seacoastH3220H2256, The nationH1471 of the 1718CherethitesH3774! The wordH1697 of the LordH3068 is 19againstH5921 you, O 20CanaanH3667, landH776 of the PhilistinesH6430; And I will 21destroyH6 you SoH4480 that thereH369 will be 22noH369 inhabitantH3427.6So the seacoastH3220H2256 will be 23pasturesH5116, With 24cavesH3741 for shepherdsH7462 and foldsH1448 for flocksH6629.7And the coastH2256 will be For the 25remnantH7611 of the houseH1004 of JudahH3063, They will 26pastureH7462 on it. In the housesH1004 of AshkelonH831 they will lieH7257 downH7257 at eveningH6153; For the LordH3068 their GodH430 will 27careH6485 for them And 28restoreH7725 their fortuneH7622.

8“I have heardH8085 the 2930tauntingH2781 of MoabH4124 And the 31revilingsH1421 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983, With whichH834 they have 32tauntedH2778 My peopleH5971 And 3334becomeH1431 arrogantH1431 againstH5921 their territoryH1366.9ThereforeH3651, as I liveH2416,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, The GodH430 of IsraelH3478, “SurelyH3588 35MoabH4124 will be like 36SodomH5467 And the sonsH1121 of 37AmmonH5983 like 38GomorrahH6017-- A placeH4476 possessedH4476 by nettlesH2738 and saltH4417 pitsH4379, And a perpetualH5769 desolationH8077. The remnantH7611 of My peopleH5971 will 39plunderH962 them And the remainderH3499 of My nationH1471 will inheritH5157 them.” 10ThisH2088 they will have in returnH8478 for their 40prideH1347, becauseH3588 they have 4142tauntedH2778 and 43becomeH1431 arrogantH1431 againstH5921 the peopleH5971 of the LordH3068 of hostsH6635. 11The LordH3068 will be 44terrifyingH3372 to them, for He will 45starveH7329 46allH3605 the godsH430 of the earthH776; and allH3605 the 47coastlandsH339 of the nationsH1471 will 48bowH7812 downH7812 to Him, everyoneH376 from his own placeH4725.

12“You alsoH1571, O 49EthiopiansH3569, will be slainH2491 by My swordH2719.”13And He will 50stretchH5186 out His handH3027 againstH5921 the northH6828 And destroyH6 51AssyriaH804, And He will makeH7760 52NinevehH5210 a desolationH8077, ParchedH6723 like the wildernessH4057.14FlocksH5739 will lieH7257 downH7257 in her midstH8432, 53AllH3605 beastsH2421 which range in herdsH1471; BothH1571 the 5455pelicanH6893 and the hedgehogH7090 Will lodgeH3885 in 56the topsH3730 of her pillarsH3730; 57BirdsH6963 will singH7891 in the windowH2474, DesolationH2721 will be on the thresholdH5592; For He has laidH6168 bareH6168 the cedarH731 workH731.15ThisH2088 is the 58exultantH5947 cityH5892 Which 59dwellsH3427 securelyH983, Who saysH559 in her heartH3824, “60I am, and thereH657 is noH657 oneH657 besidesH5750 me.” HowH349 she has becomeH1961 a 61desolationH8047, A restingH4769 placeH4769 for beastsH2421! 62EveryoneH3605 who passesH5674 by her will hissH8319 And waveH5128 his handH3027 in contempt.

Notes

  1. 1. Zephaniah 2:1 2 Chr 20:4; Joel 1:14 ↩
  2. 2. Zephaniah 2:1 Jer 3:3; 6:15 ↩
  3. 3. Zephaniah 2:1 Or longing ↩
  4. 4. Zephaniah 2:2 Lit is born ↩
  5. 5. Zephaniah 2:2 Is 17:13; Hos 13:3 ↩
  6. 6. Zephaniah 2:2 Lam 4:11; Nah 1:6 ↩
  7. 7. Zephaniah 2:2 Zeph 1:18 ↩
  8. 8. Zephaniah 2:3 Ps 105:4; Amos 5:6 ↩
  9. 9. Zephaniah 2:3 Ps 22:26; Is 11:4 ↩
  10. 10. Zephaniah 2:3 Or land ↩
  11. 11. Zephaniah 2:3 Or justice ↩
  12. 12. Zephaniah 2:3 Amos 5:14, 15 ↩
  13. 13. Zephaniah 2:3 Ps 57:1; Is 26:20 ↩
  14. 14. Zephaniah 2:4 Amos 1:7, 8; Zech 9:5-7 ↩
  15. 15. Zephaniah 2:4 Amos 1:7, 8; Zech 9:5-7 ↩
  16. 16. Zephaniah 2:4 Amos 1:7, 8; Zech 9:5-7 ↩
  17. 17. Zephaniah 2:5 I.e. a segment of the Philistines with roots in Crete ↩
  18. 18. Zephaniah 2:5 Ezek 25:16 ↩
  19. 19. Zephaniah 2:5 Amos 3:1 ↩
  20. 20. Zephaniah 2:5 Zeph 1:11 ↩
  21. 21. Zephaniah 2:5 Is 14:29, 30 ↩
  22. 22. Zephaniah 2:5 Zeph 3:6 ↩
  23. 23. Zephaniah 2:6 Is 5:17; 7:25 ↩
  24. 24. Zephaniah 2:6 Or meadows or wells ↩
  25. 25. Zephaniah 2:7 Is 11:16 ↩
  26. 26. Zephaniah 2:7 Is 32:14 ↩
  27. 27. Zephaniah 2:7 Ex 4:31; Ps 80:14 ↩
  28. 28. Zephaniah 2:7 Jer 32:44; Zeph 3:20 ↩
  29. 29. Zephaniah 2:8 Lit reproach ↩
  30. 30. Zephaniah 2:8 Ezek 25:8 ↩
  31. 31. Zephaniah 2:8 Ezek 25:3 ↩
  32. 32. Zephaniah 2:8 Lit reproached ↩
  33. 33. Zephaniah 2:8 Lit made themselves great ↩
  34. 34. Zephaniah 2:8 Amos 1:13 ↩
  35. 35. Zephaniah 2:9 Is 15:1-9; Jer 48:1-47; Amos 2:1-3 ↩
  36. 36. Zephaniah 2:9 Gen 19:24 ↩
  37. 37. Zephaniah 2:9 Jer 49:1-6; Ezek 25:1-10 ↩
  38. 38. Zephaniah 2:9 Deut 29:23 ↩
  39. 39. Zephaniah 2:9 Is 11:14 ↩
  40. 40. Zephaniah 2:10 Is 16:6 ↩
  41. 41. Zephaniah 2:10 Lit reproached ↩
  42. 42. Zephaniah 2:10 Zeph 2:8 ↩
  43. 43. Zephaniah 2:10 Lit made themselves great ↩
  44. 44. Zephaniah 2:11 Joel 2:11 ↩
  45. 45. Zephaniah 2:11 Lit make lean ↩
  46. 46. Zephaniah 2:11 Zeph 1:4 ↩
  47. 47. Zephaniah 2:11 Is 24:15 ↩
  48. 48. Zephaniah 2:11 Ps 72:8-11; Zeph 3:9 ↩
  49. 49. Zephaniah 2:12 Is 18:1-7; 20:4, 5; Ezek 30:4-9 ↩
  50. 50. Zephaniah 2:13 Is 14:26; Zeph 1:4 ↩
  51. 51. Zephaniah 2:13 Is 10:16; Mic 5:6 ↩
  52. 52. Zephaniah 2:13 Nah 3:7 ↩
  53. 53. Zephaniah 2:14 Or All kinds of beasts in crowds; lit Every kind of beast of a nation ↩
  54. 54. Zephaniah 2:14 Or owl or jackdaw ↩
  55. 55. Zephaniah 2:14 Is 14:23; 34:11 ↩
  56. 56. Zephaniah 2:14 Lit her capitals ↩
  57. 57. Zephaniah 2:14 Lit A voice ↩
  58. 58. Zephaniah 2:15 Is 22:2 ↩
  59. 59. Zephaniah 2:15 Is 32:9, 11; 47:8 ↩
  60. 60. Zephaniah 2:15 Is 47:8; Ezek 28:2, 9 ↩
  61. 61. Zephaniah 2:15 Is 32:14 ↩
  62. 62. Zephaniah 2:15 Jer 18:16; 19:8 ↩

Commentaries on Zephaniah 2

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