Zephaniah 2

1Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nationH1471 that hath noH3808 shameH3700; 2beforeH2962 the decreeH2706 bringH935 forthH3205, beforeH2962 the dayH3117 passH5674 as the chaffH4671, beforeH2962 the fierceH2740 angerH639 of the LORDH3068 comeH935 uponH5921 youH5921, beforeH2962 the dayH3117 of the LORD’SH3068 angerH639 comeH935 uponH5921 youH5921. 3SeekH1245 ye the LORDH3068, allH3605 ye meek of the earthH776, whichH834 have wroughtH6466 his judgmentH4941; seekH1245 righteousnessH6664, seekH1245 meeknessH6038: it may be ye shall be hidH5641 in the dayH3117 of the LORD’SH3068 angerH639. 4For GazaH5804 shall be forsaken, and AshkelonH831 a desolationH8077: they shall driveH1644 outH1644 AshdodH795 at the noonday, and EkronH6138 shall be rooted upH1644. 5WoeH1945 unto the inhabitantsH3427 of the seaH3220 coast, the nationH1471 of the CherethitesH3774! The wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 is againstH5921 youH5921, O CanaanH3667, the landH776 of the PhilistinesH6430; I will destroyH6 thee, that there shall be noH369 inhabitantH3427. 6And the seaH3220 coast shall be pastures, with cottages for shepherdsH7462 and foldsH1448 for flocksH6629. 7And the coast shall be for the remnantH7611 of the houseH1004 of JudahH3063; they shall feedH7462 their flocks thereupon: in the housesH1004 of AshkelonH831 shall they lieH7257 downH7257 in the eveningH6153; for the LORDH3068 their GodH430 shall visitH6485 them, and bringH7725 againH7725 their captivityH7622. 8I have heardH8085 the reproachH2781 of MoabH4124, and the revilingsH1421 of the childrenH1121 of AmmonH5983, wherewith they have reproached my peopleH5971, and magnifiedH1431 themselvesH1431 againstH5921 their borderH1366. 9Therefore as I liveH2416, saith the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, SurelyH3588 MoabH4124 shall be as SodomH5467, and the childrenH1121 of AmmonH5983 as GomorrahH6017, a possessionH5157 of nettlesH2738, and saltpits, and a perpetualH5769 desolationH8077: the residue of my peopleH5971 shall spoilH962 them, and the remnantH7611 of my nationH1471 shall inheritH5157 them. 10This shall they have for their prideH1347, becauseH3588 they have reproached and magnifiedH1431 themselvesH1431 againstH5921 the peopleH5971 of the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635. 11The LORDH3068 will be terrible unto them: for he will famish allH3605 the godsH430 of the earthH776; and menH376 shall worshipH7812 him, everyH3605 one from his placeH4725, evenH3588 allH3605 the islesH339 of the nationsH1471. 12Ye EthiopiansH3569 also, ye shall be slainH2491 by my swordH2719. 13And he will stretchH5186 outH5186 his handH3027 againstH5921 the northH6828, and destroyH6 AssyriaH804; and will makeH7760 NinevehH5210 a desolationH8077, and dryH6723 like the wildernessH4057. 14And herdsH5739 shall lieH7257 downH7257 in the midstH8432 of herH3605, allH3605 the beastsH2416 of the nationsH1471: bothH1571 the pelicanH6893 and the porcupine shall lodge in the chapiters thereof: their voiceH6963 shall singH7891 in the windowsH2474; desolation shall be in the thresholdsH5592; for he hath laidH6168 bareH6168 the cedarH731 workH731. 15This is the joyous cityH5892 that dweltH3427 carelessly, that saidH559 in herH3605 heartH3824, I am, and there is noneH3605 elseH5750 besideH5921 meH5921: howH349 is she becomeH1961 a desolationH8047, a placeH1961 for beastsH2416 to lieH1961 downH3427 in! everyH3605 one that passeth by herH3605 shall hissH8319, and wagH5128 his handH3027.