Zephaniah 2

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1: Gather yourselves together,H7197 and yes gather together,H7197 nationH1471 notH3808 undesirable-H3700

2: BeforeH2962 is issued,H3205 the decreeH2706 like chaff,H4671 passesH5674 [Or] the dayH3117 BeforeH2962 notH3808 comesH0935 upon youH5921 the fierceH2740 angerH0639 of YahwehH3068 BeforeH2962 notH3808 comesH0935 upon youH5921 the dayH3117 of the angerH0639 of Yahweh.H3068

3: SeekH1245 -H0853 Yahweh,H3068 allH3605 you meekH6035 of the earth,H0776 whoH0834 His justice-H4941 have upheldH6466 SeekH1245 righteousness,H6664 seekH1245 humility.H6038 It may be thatH0194 you will be hiddenH5641 in the dayH3117 of the angerH0639 of Yahweh.H3068

4: ForH3588 GazaH5804 forsaken,H5800 shall beH1961 and AshkelonH0831 desolate-H8077 AshdodH0795 at noonday,H6672 they shall drive outH1644 and EkronH6138 shall be uprooted.H6131

5: WoeH1945 to the inhabitantsH3427 of,H2256 the seacoastH3220 the nationH1471 of the Cherethites!H3774 the wordH1697 of YahwehH3068 [is] against youH5921 Canaan,H3667 landH0776 of the Philistines,H6430 and I will destroy youH0006 so there shall be noH0369 inhabitant.H3427

6: And shall beH1961 coastH2256 the seacoastH3220 pasturesH5116 with shelters forH3741 shepherds,H7462 and folds forH1448 flocks.H6629

7: And shall beH1961 the coastH2256 for the remnantH7611 of the houseH1004 of Judah-H3063 there-H5921 they shall feed [their] flocksH7462 in the housesH1004 of AshkelonH0831 at evening-H6153 they shall lie downH7257 forH3588 will intervene for themH6485 YahwehH3068 their GodH0430 and returnH7725 their captives.H7622

8: I have heardH8085 the reproachH2781 of Moab,H4124 and the insultsH1421 of the sonsH1121 of Ammon,H5983 with whichH0834 they have reproachedH2778 -H0853 My people,H5971 and made arrogant threatsH1431 againstH5921 their borders.H1366

9: ThereforeH3651 as live,H2416 IH0589 saysH5002 YahwehH3068 of hosts,H6635 the GodH0430 of Israel,H3478 surelyH3588 MoabH4124 like Sodom,H5467 shall beH1961 and the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983 like Gomorrah,H6017 Overrun withH4476 weeds,H2738 andH0953 saltpits,H4417 and a desolation.H8077 Even toH5704 perpetualH5769 the residueH7611 of My peopleH5971 shall plunder themH0962 and the remnantH3499 My peopleH1471 shall possess them.H5157

10: ThisH2063 they shall haveH1992 forH8478 their pride,H1347 becauseH3588 they have reproachedH2778 and made arrogant threatsH1431 AgainstH5921 the people ofH5971 YahwehH3069 of hosts.H6635

11: AwesomeH3372 Yahweh [will be]H3068 to themH5921 forH3588 He will reduce to nothingH7329 -H0853 allH3605 the godsH0430 of the earth-H0776 and [People] shall worshipH7812 each oneH0376 from his place,H4725 [Indeed] allH3605 the shoresH0339 of the nations.H1471

12: Also,H1571 YouH0859 EthiopiansH3569 slain byH2491 My swordH2719 are.H1992

13: And He will stretch outH5186 His handH3027 againstH5921 the north,H6828 DestroyH0006 -H0853 Assyria-H0804 and makeH7760 -H0853 NinevehH5210 a desolation,H8077 as dryH6723 as the wilderness.H4057

14: And shall lie downH7257 in her midstH8432 the herdsH5739 everyH3605 beastH2416 of the nation-H1471 bothH1571 the pelicanH6893 andH1571 the bitternH7090 on the capitals [of] her [pillars]H3730 shall lodgeH3885 their voiceH6963 shall singH7891 in the windows-H2474 Desolation [shall be]H2721 at the threshold-H5592 forH3588 the cedar workH0731 He will lay bare.H6168

15: This [is]H2063 the cityH5892 rejoicingH5947 that dweltH3427 securely,H0983 that saidH0559 in her heart,H3824 I [am it]H0589 and [there is] noneH0657 besides meH5750 howH0349 has she becomeH1961 a desolation,H8047 a resting placeH4769 for beastsH2416 EveryoneH3605 who passesH5674 by herH5921 shall hiss,H8319 and shakeH5128 his fist.H3027