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Zephaniah 2:4-15

4For 1GazaH5804 will be abandonedH5800, And AshkelonH831 will become a desolationH8077; The inhabitants of 2AshdodH795 will be drivenH1644 outH1644 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, 7CanaanH3667, landH776 of the PhilistinesH6430; And I will 8eliminateH6 you SoH4480 thatH4480 thereH369 willH369 beH369 9noH369 inhabitantH3427.6So the seacoastH3220H2256 will becomeH1961 10grazingH5116 placesH5116, With pasturesH3741 for shepherdsH7462 and foldsH1448 for flocksH6629.7And the coastH2256 will be For the 11remnantH7611 of the houseH1004 of JudahH3063, They will 12driveH7462 sheep toH7462 pastureH7462 on it. In the housesH1004 of AshkelonH831 they will lieH7257 downH7257 at eveningH6153; For the LordH3068 their GodH430 will 13careH6485 forH6485 them And 14restoreH7725 their fortunesH7622.

8“I have heardH8085 the 15tauntingH2781 of MoabH4124 And the 16abusiveH1421 speechH1421 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983, With whichH834 they have tauntedH2778 My peopleH5971 And 17boastedH1431 againstH5921 their territoryH1366.9ThereforeH3651, as I liveH2416,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635, The GodH430 of IsraelH3478, “18MoabH4124 will assuredlyH3588 be like 19SodomH5467, And the sonsH1121 of 20AmmonH5983 like 21GomorrahH6017-- GroundH4476 overgrownH4476 with weedsH2738 and full of saltH4417 minesH4379, And a permanentH5769 desolationH8077. The remnantH7611 of My peopleH5971 will 22plunderH962 them, And the remainderH3499 of My nationH1471 will inheritH5157 them.” 10ThisH2088 they will have inH8478 returnH8478 forH8478 their 23arroganceH1347, becauseH3588 they have 24tauntedH2778 and boastedH1431 againstH5921 the peopleH5971 of the LordH3068 of armiesH6635. 11The LordH3068 will be 25terrifyingH3372 to them, for He will 26starveH7329 27allH3605 the godsH430 of the earthH776; and allH3605 the 28coastlandsH339 of the nationsH1471 will 29bowH2331 downH2331 to Him, everyoneH376 from his own placeH4725.

12“You alsoH1571, 30EthiopiansH3569, will be slainH2491 by My swordH2719.”13And He will 31stretchH5186 outH5186 His handH3027 againstH5921 the northH6828 And eliminateH6 32AssyriaH804, And He will makeH7760 33NinevehH5210 a desolationH8077, ParchedH6723 like the wildernessH4057.14FlocksH5739 will lieH7257 downH7257 in her midstH8432, 34AllH3605 animalsH2421 that range in herdsH1471; BothH1571 the 3536pelicanH6893 and the hedgehogH7090 Will spendH3885 their nightsH3885 in 37the topsH3730 ofH3730 her pillarsH3730; 38BirdsH6963 will singH7891 in the windowH2474, DevastationH2721 will be on the thresholdH5592; For He has uncoveredH6168 the cedarH731 workH731.15ThisH2088 is the 39presumptuousH5947 cityH5892 That 40dwellsH3427 securelyH983, Who saysH559 in her heartH3824, “41I am, and thereH657 is noH657 oneH657 besidesH5750 me.” HowH349 she has becomeH1961 a 42desolationH8047, A restingH4769 placeH4769 for animalsH2421! 43EveryoneH3605 who passesH5674 by her will 44hissH8319 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 2:7 Is 11:16 ↩
  12. 12. Zephaniah 2:7 Is 32:14 ↩
  13. 13. Zephaniah 2:7 Ex 4:31; Ps 80:14 ↩
  14. 14. Zephaniah 2:7 Jer 32:44; Zeph 3:20 ↩
  15. 15. Zephaniah 2:8 Ezek 25:8 ↩
  16. 16. Zephaniah 2:8 Ezek 25:3 ↩
  17. 17. Zephaniah 2:8 Amos 1:13 ↩
  18. 18. Zephaniah 2:9 Is 15:1-9; Jer 48:1-47; Amos 2:1-3 ↩
  19. 19. Zephaniah 2:9 Gen 19:24 ↩
  20. 20. Zephaniah 2:9 Jer 49:1-6; Ezek 25:1-10 ↩
  21. 21. Zephaniah 2:9 Deut 29:23 ↩
  22. 22. Zephaniah 2:9 Is 11:14 ↩
  23. 23. Zephaniah 2:10 Is 16:6 ↩
  24. 24. Zephaniah 2:10 Zeph 2:8 ↩
  25. 25. Zephaniah 2:11 Joel 2:11 ↩
  26. 26. Zephaniah 2:11 Lit allow to dwindle ↩
  27. 27. Zephaniah 2:11 Zeph 1:4 ↩
  28. 28. Zephaniah 2:11 Is 24:15 ↩
  29. 29. Zephaniah 2:11 Ps 72:8-11; Zeph 3:9 ↩
  30. 30. Zephaniah 2:12 Is 18:1-7; 20:4, 5; Ezek 30:4-9 ↩
  31. 31. Zephaniah 2:13 Is 14:26; Zeph 1:4 ↩
  32. 32. Zephaniah 2:13 Is 10:16; Mic 5:6 ↩
  33. 33. Zephaniah 2:13 Nah 3:7 ↩
  34. 34. Zephaniah 2:14 Or All kinds of beasts in crowds; lit Every kind of beast of a nation ↩
  35. 35. Zephaniah 2:14 Or owl; or jackdaw ↩
  36. 36. Zephaniah 2:14 Is 14:23; 34:11 ↩
  37. 37. Zephaniah 2:14 Lit her capitals ↩
  38. 38. Zephaniah 2:14 Lit A voice ↩
  39. 39. Zephaniah 2:15 Is 22:2 ↩
  40. 40. Zephaniah 2:15 Is 32:9, 11; 47:8 ↩
  41. 41. Zephaniah 2:15 Is 47:8; Ezek 28:2, 9 ↩
  42. 42. Zephaniah 2:15 Is 32:14 ↩
  43. 43. Zephaniah 2:15 Jer 18:16; 19:8 ↩
  44. 44. Zephaniah 2:15 Or whistle ↩

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