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Zephaniah 2

Judgments on Judah's Enemies

1

Gather yourselves together, yes,  agather, O nation  bwithout  1shame,

2

Before the decree  1takes effect-- The day passes  alike the chaff-- Before the  bburning anger of the LORD comes upon you, Before the  cday of the LORD'S anger comes upon you.

3

 aSeek the LORD, All you  bhumble of the  1earth Who have carried out His  2ordinances;  cSeek righteousness, seek humility. Perhaps you will be  dhidden In the day of the LORD'S anger.

4

For  aGaza will be abandoned And Ashkelon a desolation;  aAshdod will be driven out at noon And  aEkron will be uprooted.

5

Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, The nation of the  1 aCherethites! The word of the LORD is  bagainst you, O  cCanaan, land of the Philistines; And I will  ddestroy you So that there will be  eno inhabitant.

6

So the seacoast will be  apastures, With  1caves for shepherds and folds for flocks.

7

And the coast will be For the  aremnant of the house of Judah, They will  bpasture on it. In the houses of Ashkelon they will lie down at evening; For the LORD their God will  ccare for them And  drestore their fortune.

8

"I have heard the  1 ataunting of Moab And the  brevilings of the sons of Ammon, With which they have  2taunted My people And  3 cbecome arrogant against their territory.

9

"Therefore, as I live," declares the LORD of hosts, The God of Israel, "Surely  aMoab will be like  bSodom And the sons of  cAmmon like  dGomorrah-- A place possessed by nettles and salt pits, And a perpetual desolation. The remnant of My people will  eplunder them And the remainder of My nation will inherit them."

10

This they will have in return for their  apride, because they have  1 btaunted and  2become arrogant against the people of the LORD of hosts.

11

The LORD will be  aterrifying to them, for He will  1starve  ball the gods of the earth; and all the  ccoastlands of the nations will  dbow down to Him, everyone from his own place.

12

"You also, O  aEthiopians, will be slain by My sword."

13

And He will  astretch out His hand against the north And destroy  bAssyria, And He will make  cNineveh a desolation, Parched like the wilderness.

14

Flocks will lie down in her midst,  1All beasts which range in herds; Both the  2 apelican and the hedgehog Will lodge in  3the tops of her pillars;  4Birds will sing in the window, Desolation will be on the threshold; For He has laid bare the cedar work.

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This is the  aexultant city Which  bdwells securely, Who says in her heart, " cI am, and there is no one besides me." How she has become a  ddesolation, A resting place for beasts!  eEveryone who passes by her will hiss And wave his hand in contempt.



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