Zephaniah 2

Judgments on Judah’s Enemies

1GatherH7197 yourselves togetherH7197, yes, 1joinH7197 togetherH7197, You nationH1471 2withoutH3808 3shameH3700,2BeforeH2962 the decreeH2706 4takesH3205 effectH3205-- The dayH3117 passesH5674 5like 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 practicedH6466 His 11ordinancesH4941; 12SeekH1245 righteousnessH6664, seekH1245 humilityH6038. PerhapsH194 you will 13remainH5641 hiddenH5641 On the dayH3117 of the Lord’sH3068 angerH639.

4For 14GazaH5804 will be abandonedH5800, And AshkelonH831 will become a desolationH8077; The inhabitants of 15AshdodH795 will be drivenH1644 outH1644 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, 20CanaanH3667, landH776 of the PhilistinesH6430; And I will 21eliminateH6 you SoH4480 thatH4480 thereH369 willH369 beH369 22noH369 inhabitantH3427.6So the seacoastH3220H2256 will becomeH1961 23grazingH5116 placesH5116, With pasturesH3741 for shepherdsH7462 and foldsH1448 for flocksH6629.7And the coastH2256 will be For the 24remnantH7611 of the houseH1004 of JudahH3063, They will 25driveH7462 sheep toH7462 pastureH7462 on it. In the housesH1004 of AshkelonH831 they will lieH7257 downH7257 at eveningH6153; For the LordH3068 their GodH430 will 26careH6485 forH6485 them And 27restoreH7725 their fortunesH7622.

8“I have heardH8085 the 28tauntingH2781 of MoabH4124 And the 29abusiveH1421 speechH1421 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983, With whichH834 they have tauntedH2778 My peopleH5971 And 30boastedH1431 againstH5921 their territoryH1366.9ThereforeH3651, as I liveH2416,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635, The GodH430 of IsraelH3478, “31MoabH4124 will assuredlyH3588 be like 32SodomH5467, And the sonsH1121 of 33AmmonH5983 like 34GomorrahH6017-- GroundH4476 overgrownH4476 with weedsH2738 and full of saltH4417 minesH4379, And a permanentH5769 desolationH8077. The remnantH7611 of My peopleH5971 will 35plunderH962 them, And the remainderH3499 of My nationH1471 will inheritH5157 them.” 10ThisH2088 they will have inH8478 returnH8478 forH8478 their 36arroganceH1347, becauseH3588 they have 37tauntedH2778 and boastedH1431 againstH5921 the peopleH5971 of the LordH3068 of armiesH6635. 11The LordH3068 will be 38terrifyingH3372 to them, for He will 39starveH7329 40allH3605 the godsH430 of the earthH776; and allH3605 the 41coastlandsH339 of the nationsH1471 will 42bowH2331 downH2331 to Him, everyoneH376 from his own placeH4725.

12“You alsoH1571, 43EthiopiansH3569, will be slainH2491 by My swordH2719.”13And He will 44stretchH5186 outH5186 His handH3027 againstH5921 the northH6828 And eliminateH6 45AssyriaH804, And He will makeH7760 46NinevehH5210 a desolationH8077, ParchedH6723 like the wildernessH4057.14FlocksH5739 will lieH7257 downH7257 in her midstH8432, 47AllH3605 animalsH2421 that range in herdsH1471; BothH1571 the 4849pelicanH6893 and the hedgehogH7090 Will spendH3885 their nightsH3885 in 50the topsH3730 ofH3730 her pillarsH3730; 51BirdsH6963 will singH7891 in the windowH2474, DevastationH2721 will be on the thresholdH5592; For He has uncoveredH6168 the cedarH731 workH731.15ThisH2088 is the 52presumptuousH5947 cityH5892 That 53dwellsH3427 securelyH983, Who saysH559 in her heartH3824, “54I am, and thereH657 is noH657 oneH657 besidesH5750 me.” HowH349 she has becomeH1961 a 55desolationH8047, A restingH4769 placeH4769 for animalsH2421! 56EveryoneH3605 who passesH5674 by her will 57hissH8319 And waveH5128 his handH3027 in contempt.