Gather yourselves
together, yes, agather
, O nation
bwithout
1shame
,
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.
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
.
For aGaza will be abandoned
And Ashkelon
a desolation
; aAshdod
will be driven
out at noon
And aEkron
will be uprooted
.
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
.
So the seacoast will be apastures
, With 1caves
for shepherds
and folds
for flocks
.
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
.
"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
.
"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."
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
.
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
.
"You also, O aEthiopians
, will be slain
by My sword
."
And He will astretch out His hand
against
the north
And destroy
bAssyria
, And He will make
cNineveh
a desolation
, Parched
like the wilderness
.
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
.
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.