1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Zephaniah 2

1 An exhortation to repentance. 4 The judgment of the Philistines, 8 of Moab and Ammon, 12 of Ethiopia and Assyria.

 2:1 Gather 7197b yourselves 7917b together, yes, gather 7197b, O nation 1471 without 3808 shame 3700,

 2:2 Before 2962 the decree 2706 takes 3205 effect 3205— The day 3117 passes 5674a like the chaff 4671b— Before 2962 3808 the burning 2740 anger 639 of the LORD 3068 comes 935 upon you, Before 2962 3808 the day 3117 of the LORD’S 3068 anger 639 comes 935 upon you.

 2:3 Seek 1245 the LORD 3068, All 3605 you humble 6035 of the earth 776 Who 834 have carried 6466 out His ordinances 4941; Seek 1245 righteousness 6664, seek 1245 humility 6038. Perhaps 194 you will be hidden 5641 In the day 3117 of the LORD’S 3068 anger 639.

 2:4 ¶ For Gaza 5804a will be abandoned 5800a And Ashkelon 831 a desolation 8077; Ashdod 795 will be driven 1644 out at noon 6672a And Ekron 6138 will be uprooted 6131.

 2:5 Woe 1945 to the inhabitants 3427 of the seacoast 3220 2256a, The nation 1471 of the Cherethites 3774! The word 1697 of the LORD 3068 is against 5921 you, O Canaan 3667a, land 776 of the Philistines 6430; And I will destroy 6 you So 4480 that there 369 will be no 369 inhabitant 3427.

 2:6 So the seacoast 3220 2256a will be pastures 5116c, [With] caves 3741 for shepherds 7462a and folds 1448 for flocks 6629.

 2:7 And the coast 2256a will be For the remnant 7611 of the house 1004 of Judah 3063, They will pasture 7462a on it. In the houses 1004 of Ashkelon 831 they will lie 7257 down 7257 at evening 6153; For the LORD 3068 their God 430 will care 6485 for them And restore 7725 their fortune 7622.

 2:8 ¶ “I have heard 8085 the taunting 2781 of Moab 4124 And the revilings 1421 of the sons 1121 of Ammon 5983, With which 834 they have taunted 2778a My people 5971a And become 1431 arrogant 1431 against 5921 their territory 1366.

 2:9 “Therefore 3651, as I live 2416a,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, The God 430 of Israel 3478, “Surely 3588 Moab 4124 will be like Sodom 5467 And the sons 1121 of Ammon 5983 like Gomorrah 6017— A place 4476 possessed 4476 by nettles 2738 and salt 4417 pits 4379, And a perpetual 5769 desolation 8077. The remnant 7611 of My people 5971a will plunder 962 them And the remainder 3499a of My nation 1471 will inherit 5157 them.”

 2:10 This 2088 they will have in return 8478 for their pride 1347b, because 3588 they have taunted 2778a and become 1431 arrogant 1431 against 5921 the people 5971a of the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635.

 2:11 The LORD 3068 will be terrifying 3372a to them, for He will starve 7329 all 3605 the gods 430 of the earth 776; and all 3605 the coastlands 339 of the nations 1471 will bow 7812 down 7812 to Him, everyone 376 from his [own] place 4725.

 2:12 ¶ “You also 1571, O Ethiopians 3569, will be slain 2491a by My sword 2719.”

 2:13 And He will stretch 5186 out His hand 3027 against 5921 the north 6828 And destroy 6 Assyria 804b, And He will make 7760 Nineveh 5210 a desolation 8077, Parched 6723 like the wilderness 4057b.

 2:14 Flocks 5739 will lie 7257 down 7257 in her midst 8432, All 3605 beasts 2421b which range in herds 1471; Both 1571 the pelican 6893 and the hedgehog 7090 Will lodge 3885a in the tops 3730 of her pillars 3730; Birds 6963 will sing 7891 in the window 2474, Desolation 2721b [will be] on the threshold 5592b; For He has laid 6168 bare 6168 the cedar 731 work 731.

 2:15 This 2088 is the exultant 5947 city 5892b Which dwells 3427 securely 983, Who says 559 in her heart 3824, “I am, and there 657 is no 657 one 657 besides 5750 me.” How 349 she has become 1961 a desolation 8047, A resting 4769 place 4769 for beasts 2421b! Everyone 3605 who passes 5674a by her will hiss 8319 [And] wave 5128 his hand 3027 [in contempt].