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KJV Bible (with Strong's and TVM)

Zephaniah 2

1

Gather yourselves togetherh7197h8703, yea, gather togetherh7197h8798, O nationh1471 not desiredh3700h8737; not...: or, not desirous

2

Before the decreeh2706 bring forthh3205h8800, before the dayh3117 passh5674h8804 as the chaffh4671, beforeh3808 the fierceh2740 angerh639 of the LORDh3068 comeh935h8799 upon you, before the dayh3117 of the LORD'Sh3068 angerh639 comeh935h8799 upon you.

3

Seekh1245h8761 ye the LORDh3068, all ye meekh6035 of the earthh776, which have wroughth6466h8804 his judgmenth4941; seekh1245h8761 righteousnessh6664, seekh1245h8761 meeknessh6038: it may beh194 ye shall be hidh5641h8735 in the dayh3117 of the LORD'Sh3068 angerh639.

4

For Gazah5804 shall be forsakenh5800h8803, and Ashkelonh831 a desolationh8077: they shall drive outh1644h8762 Ashdodh795 at the noon dayh6672, and Ekronh6138 shall be rooted uph6131h8735.

5

Woeh1945 unto the inhabitantsh3427h8802 of the seah3220 coasth2256, the nationh1471 of the Cherethitesh3774! the wordh1697 of the LORDh3068 is against you; O Canaanh3667, the landh776 of the Philistinesh6430, I will even destroyh6h8689 thee, that there shall be no inhabitanth3427h8802.

6

And the seah3220 coasth2256 shall be dwellingsh5116 and cottagesh3741 for shepherdsh7462h8802, and foldsh1448 for flocksh6629.

7

And the coasth2256 shall be for the remnanth7611 of the househ1004 of Judahh3063; they shall feedh7462h8799 thereupon: in the housesh1004 of Ashkelonh831 shall they lie downh7257h8799 in the eveningh6153: for the LORDh3068 their Godh430 shall visith6485h8799 them, and turn awayh7725h8804 their captivityh7622h8675h7622. for the LORD: or, when, etc

8

I have heardh8085h8804 the reproachh2781 of Moabh4124, and the revilingsh1421 of the childrenh1121 of Ammonh5983, whereby they have reproachedh2778h8765 my peopleh5971, and magnifiedh1431h8686 themselves against their borderh1366.

9

Therefore as I liveh2416, saithh5002h8803 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635, the Godh430 of Israelh3478, Surely Moabh4124 shall be as Sodomh5467, and the childrenh1121 of Ammonh5983 as Gomorrahh6017, even the breedingh4476 of nettlesh2738, and saltpitsh4379h4417, and a perpetualh5704h5769 desolationh8077: the residueh7611 of my peopleh5971 shall spoilh962h8799 them, and the remnanth3499 of my peopleh1471 shall possessh5157h8799 them.

10

This shall they have for their prideh1347, because they have reproachedh2778h8765 and magnifiedh1431h8686 themselves against the peopleh5971 of the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635.

11

The LORDh3068 will be terribleh3372h8737 unto them: for he will famishh7329h8804 all the godsh430 of the earthh776; and men shall worshiph7812h8691 him, every oneh376 from his placeh4725, even all the islesh339 of the heathenh1471. famish: Heb. make lean

12

Ye Ethiopiansh3569 also, yeh1992 shall be slainh2491 by my swordh2719.

13

And he will stretch outh5186h8799 his handh3027 against the northh6828, and destroyh6h8762 Assyriah804; and will makeh7760h8799 Ninevehh5210 a desolationh8077, and dryh6723 like a wildernessh4057.

14

And flocksh5739 shall lie downh7257h8804 in the midsth8432 of her, all the beastsh2416 of the nationsh1471: both the cormoranth6893 and the bitternh7090 shall lodgeh3885h8799 in the upper lintelsh3730 of it; their voiceh6963 shall singh7891h8787 in the windowsh2474; desolationh2721 shall be in the thresholdsh5592: for he shall uncoverh6168h8765 the cedar workh731. cormorant: or, pelican
upper...: or, knops, or, chapiters
for...: or, when he hath uncovered

15

This is the rejoicingh5947 cityh5892 that dwelth3427h8802 carelesslyh983, that saidh559h8802 in her hearth3824, I am , and there is none besideh657 me: how is she become a desolationh8047, a place for beastsh2416 to lie down inh4769! every one that passeth byh5674h8802 her shall hissh8319h8799, and wagh5128h8686 his handh3027.



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