Zephaniah 2:1 Gather yourselves together,7197 yea, gather together,7197 O nation1471 not desired;3700 cr 2 Before the decree2706 bring forth,3205 before the day3117 pass5674 as the chaff,4671 before3808 the fierce2740 anger639 of the LORD3068 come935 upon you, before the day3117 of the LORD'S3068 anger639 come935 upon you. cr 3 Seek1245 ye the LORD,3068 all ye meek6035 of the earth,776 which have wrought6466 his judgment;4941 seek1245 righteousness,6664 seek1245 meekness:6038 it may be194 ye shall be hid5641 in the day3117 of the LORD'S3068 anger.639 cr

Zephaniah 2:4 For Gaza5804 shall be forsaken,5800 and Ashkelon831 a desolation:8077 they shall drive out1644 Ashdod795 at the noon day,6672 and Ekron6138 shall be rooted up.6131 cr 5 Woe1945 unto the inhabitants3427 of the sea3220 coast,2256 the nation1471 of the Cherethites!3774 the word1697 of the LORD3068 is against you; O Canaan,3667 the land776 of the Philistines,6430 I will even destroy6 thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.3427 cr 6 And the sea3220 coast2256 shall be dwellings5116 and cottages3741 for shepherds,7462 and folds1448 for flocks.6629 cr 7 And the coast2256 shall be for{Or, when, etc.} the remnant7611 of the house1004 of Judah;3063 they shall feed7462 thereupon: in the houses1004 of Ashkelon831 shall they lie down7257 in the evening:6153 for the LORD3068 their God430 shall visit6485 them, and turn away7725 their captivity.7622 7622 cr

Zephaniah 2:8 I have heard8085 the reproach2781 of Moab,4124 and the revilings1421 of the children1121 of Ammon,5983 whereby they have reproached2778 my people,5971 and magnified1431 themselves against their border.1366 cr 9 Therefore as I live,2416 saith5002 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel,3478 Surely Moab4124 shall be as Sodom,5467 and the children1121 of Ammon5983 as Gomorrah,6017 even the breeding4476 of nettles,2738 and saltpits,4379 4417 and a perpetual5704 5769 desolation:8077 the residue7611 of my people5971 shall spoil962 them, and the remnant3499 of my people1471 shall possess5157 them. cr 10 This shall they have for their pride,1347 because they have reproached2778 and magnified1431 themselves against the people5971 of the LORD3068 of hosts.6635 cr 11 The LORD3068 will be terrible3372 unto them: for he will famish7329{Heb. make lean} all the gods430 of the earth;776 and men shall worship7812 him, every one376 from his place,4725 even all the isles339 of the heathen.1471 cr

Zephaniah 2:12 Ye Ethiopians3569 also, ye1992 shall be slain2491 by my sword.2719 cr

Zephaniah 2:13 And he will stretch out5186 his hand3027 against the north,6828 and destroy6 Assyria;804 and will make7760 Nineveh5210 a desolation,8077 and dry6723 like a wilderness.4057 cr 14 And flocks5739 shall lie down7257 in the midst8432 of her, all the beasts2416 of the nations:1471 both the cormorant6893{Or, pelican} and the bittern7090 shall lodge3885 in the upper lintels3730{Or, knops, or chapiters} of it; their voice6963 shall sing7891 in the windows;2474 desolation2721 shall be in the thresholds:5592 for he shall uncover6168{Or, when he hath uncovered} the cedar work.731 cr 15 This is the rejoicing5947 city5892 that dwelt3427 carelessly,983 that said559 in her heart,3824 I am, and there is none beside657 me: how is she become a desolation,8047 a place for beasts2416 to lie down in!4769 every one that passeth by5674 her shall hiss,8319 and wag5128 his hand.3027 cr