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Zephaniah

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Zephaniah 2:4-15

4For 1GazaH5804 will be abandonedH5800 And AshkelonH831 a desolationH8077; 2AshdodH795 will be drivenH1644 out at noonH6672 And 3EkronH6138 will be uprootedH6131.5WoeH1945 to the inhabitantsH3427 of the seacoastH3220H2256, The nationH1471 of the 45CherethitesH3774! The wordH1697 of the LordH3068 is 6againstH5921 you, O 7CanaanH3667, landH776 of the PhilistinesH6430; And I will 8destroyH6 you SoH4480 that thereH369 will be 9noH369 inhabitantH3427.6So the seacoastH3220H2256 will be 10pasturesH5116, With 11cavesH3741 for shepherdsH7462 and foldsH1448 for flocksH6629.7And the coastH2256 will be For the 12remnantH7611 of the houseH1004 of JudahH3063, They will 13pastureH7462 on it. In the housesH1004 of AshkelonH831 they will lieH7257 downH7257 at eveningH6153; For the LordH3068 their GodH430 will 14careH6485 for them And 15restoreH7725 their fortuneH7622.

8“I have heardH8085 the 1617tauntingH2781 of MoabH4124 And the 18revilingsH1421 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983, With whichH834 they have 19tauntedH2778 My peopleH5971 And 2021becomeH1431 arrogantH1431 againstH5921 their territoryH1366.9ThereforeH3651, as I liveH2416,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, The GodH430 of IsraelH3478, “SurelyH3588 22MoabH4124 will be like 23SodomH5467 And the sonsH1121 of 24AmmonH5983 like 25GomorrahH6017-- A placeH4476 possessedH4476 by nettlesH2738 and saltH4417 pitsH4379, And a perpetualH5769 desolationH8077. The remnantH7611 of My peopleH5971 will 26plunderH962 them And the remainderH3499 of My nationH1471 will inheritH5157 them.” 10ThisH2088 they will have in returnH8478 for their 27prideH1347, becauseH3588 they have 2829tauntedH2778 and 30becomeH1431 arrogantH1431 againstH5921 the peopleH5971 of the LordH3068 of hostsH6635. 11The LordH3068 will be 31terrifyingH3372 to them, for He will 32starveH7329 33allH3605 the godsH430 of the earthH776; and allH3605 the 34coastlandsH339 of the nationsH1471 will 35bowH7812 downH7812 to Him, everyoneH376 from his own placeH4725.

12“You alsoH1571, O 36EthiopiansH3569, will be slainH2491 by My swordH2719.”13And He will 37stretchH5186 out His handH3027 againstH5921 the northH6828 And destroyH6 38AssyriaH804, And He will makeH7760 39NinevehH5210 a desolationH8077, ParchedH6723 like the wildernessH4057.14FlocksH5739 will lieH7257 downH7257 in her midstH8432, 40AllH3605 beastsH2421 which range in herdsH1471; BothH1571 the 4142pelicanH6893 and the hedgehogH7090 Will lodgeH3885 in 43the topsH3730 of her pillarsH3730; 44BirdsH6963 will singH7891 in the windowH2474, DesolationH2721 will be on the thresholdH5592; For He has laidH6168 bareH6168 the cedarH731 workH731.15ThisH2088 is the 45exultantH5947 cityH5892 Which 46dwellsH3427 securelyH983, Who saysH559 in her heartH3824, “47I am, and thereH657 is noH657 oneH657 besidesH5750 me.” HowH349 she has becomeH1961 a 48desolationH8047, A restingH4769 placeH4769 for beastsH2421! 49EveryoneH3605 who passesH5674 by her will hissH8319 And waveH5128 his handH3027 in contempt.

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Notes

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

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