Zephaniah 2

1Gather yourselves together^H7197, yea, gather together^H7197, O nation^H1471 that hath no shame^H3700; 2before the decree^H2706 bring forth^H3205, before the day^H3117 pass^H5674 as the chaff^H4671, before^H3808 the fierce^H2740 anger^H639 of Jehovah^H3068 come^H935 upon you, before the day^H3117 of Jehovah's^H3068 anger^H639 come^H935 upon you. 3Seek^H1245 ye Jehovah^H3068, all ye meek^H6035 of the earth^H776, that have kept^H6466 his ordinances^H4941; seek^H1245 righteousness^H6664, seek^H1245 meekness^H6038: it may be^H194 ye will be hid^H5641 in the day^H3117 of Jehovah's^H3068 anger^H639. 4For Gaza^H5804 shall be forsaken^H5800, and Ashkelon^H831 a desolation^H8077; they shall drive out^H1644 Ashdod^H795 at noonday^H6672, and Ekron^H6138 shall be rooted up^H6131. 5Woe^H1945 unto the inhabitants^H3427 of the sea-coast, the nation^H1471 of the Cherethites^H3774! The word^H1697 of Jehovah^H3068 is against you, O Canaan^H3667, the land^H776 of the Philistines^H6430; I will destroy^H6 thee, that there shall be no inhabitant^H3427. 6And the sea^H3220-coast^H2256 shall be pastures^H5116, with cottages^H3741 for shepherds^H7462 and folds^H1448 for flocks^H6629. 7And the coast^H2256 shall be for the remnant^H7611 of the house^H1004 of Judah^H3063; they shall feed^H7462 their flocks thereupon; in the houses^H1004 of Ashkelon^H831 shall they lie down^H7257 in the evening^H6153; for Jehovah^H3068 their God^H430 will visit^H6485 them, and bring back^H7725 their captivity^H7622. 8I have heard^H8085 the reproach^H2781 of Moab^H4124, and the revilings^H1421 of the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983, wherewith they have reproached^H2778 my people^H5971, and magnified^H1431 themselves against their border^H1366. 9Therefore as I live^H2416, saith^H5002 Jehovah^H3068 of hosts^H6635, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478, Surely Moab^H4124 shall be as Sodom^H5467, and the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983 as Gomorrah^H6017, a possession^H4476 of nettles^H2738, and saltpits^H4379, and a perpetual^H5704 desolation^H8077: the residue^H7611 of my people^H5971 shall make a prey^H962 of them, and the remnant^H3499 of my nation^H1471 shall inherit^H5157 them. 10This shall they have for their pride^H1347, because they have reproached^H2778 and magnified^H1431 themselves against the people^H5971 of Jehovah^H3068 of hosts^H6635. 11Jehovah^H3068 will be terrible^H3372 unto them; for he will famish^H7329 all the gods^H430 of the earth^H776; and men shall worship^H7812 him, every one^H376 from his place^H4725, even all the isles^H339 of the nations^H1471. 12Ye Ethiopians^H3569 also, ye^H1992 shall be slain^H2491 by my sword^H2719. 13And he will stretch out^H5186 his hand^H3027 against the north^H6828, and destroy^H6 Assyria^H804, and will make^H7760 Nineveh^H5210 a desolation^H8077, and dry^H6723 like the wilderness^H4057. 14And herds^H5739 shall lie down^H7257 in the midst^H8432 of her, all the beasts^H2416 of the nations^H1471: both the pelican^H6893 and the porcupine^H7090 shall lodge^H3885 in the capitals^H3730 thereof; their voice^H6963 shall sing^H7891 in the windows^H2474; desolation^H2721 shall be in the thresholds^H5592: for he hath laid bare^H6168 the cedar-work^H731. 15This is the joyous^H5947 city^H5892 that dwelt^H3427 carelessly^H983, that said^H559 in her heart^H3824, I am, and there is none besides^H657 me: how is she become a desolation^H8047, a place for beasts^H2416 to lie down in^H4769! every one that passeth by^H5674 her shall hiss^H8319, and wag^H5128 his hand^H3027.