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Zephaniah 2
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A Plea for Repentance to the People

2"Gather together! Yes, indeed, gather together, You shameless nation!H7197H7197H1471H3700 2Before the decree is carried out, before the day flies away like chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord visits you, before the day of the Lord's wrath surprises youH2706H3205H3117H5674H4671H3808H2740H639H3068H935H3117H3068H639H935 3seek the Lord, all you humble people of the land, who do what he commands. Seek righteousness! Seek humility! Maybe you will be protected in the day of the Lord's anger."H1245H3068H6035H776H6466H4941H1245H6664H1245H6038H194H5641H3117H3068H639

The Coming Destruction of Philistine Cities

4"For Gaza will be forsaken, and Ashkelon deserted?Ashdod will be emptied at high noon; even Ekron will be uprooted.H5804H5800H831H8077H1644H795H6672H6138H6131 5Woe to those who live along the coast, the people of Philistia! The word of the Lord is being spoken against you, Canaan, land of the Philistines. I'll destroy you until no one lives there!H1945H3427H3220H2256H1471H3774H1697H3068H3667H776H6430H6H3427 6The Philistine coast will become meadows for shepherds and sheep pens.H3220H2256H5116H3741H7462H1448H6629 7The survivors of Judah will find pasture on it; at twilight they will lie down in the houses of Ashkelon, for the Lord their God will visit them, restoring their prosperity."H2256H7611H1004H3063H7462H1004H831H7257H6153H3068H430H6485H7725H7622H7622

The Lord’s Rebuke to Moab and Ammon

8"I've heard Moab's insults and the curses from those Ammonites by which they defame my people and boast about their territory.H8085H2781H4124H1421H1121H5983H2778H5971H1431H1366 9Therefore as I'm alive and living," declares the Lord of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, "Moab will surely become like Sodom, and the Ammonites like Gomorrah, a place overrun by weeds and salty marshes, unpopulated forever. The survivors of my people will confiscate their property, and those who remain of my nation will inherit what was theirs.H2416H5002H3068H6635H430H3478H4124H5467H1121H5983H6017H4476H2738H4379H4417H5704H5769H8077H7611H5971H962H3499H1471H5157 10This they shall have in lieu of their pride, because they have insulted and mocked the people of the Lord of the Heavenly Armies.H1347H2778H1431H5971H3068H6635 11The Lord will incite them to terror, because he will cause all the gods of the earth to waste away. They will worship him, every person in his own home, including even the coastlands of the nations."H3068H3372H7329H430H776H7812H376H4725H339H1471

The Lord’s Rebuke to Cush and Nineveh

12"Now as for you, Cush, you will surely be slain by my sword!H3569H1992H2491H2719 13"And the Lord will attack the north, destroying Assyria. He will turn Nineveh into a desolate ruin, as dry as a desert wilderness.H5186H3027H6828H6H804H7760H5210H8077H6723H4057 14Flocks will lie down in her midst, along with animals of every kind. Desert owls and screeching owls will nest at the top of the pillars, hooting through the vacant windows 'Ruin sits at these doorsills,' for he will expose even the cedar framework.H5739H7257H8432H2416H1471H6893H7090H3885H3730H6963H7891H2474H2721H5592H6168H731 15This is that carefree city that lived irresponsibly, that said to herself, 'Me first!' and 'There will be no one else!' How ruined she has become?a habitat for wild animals! Everyone who passes by her will sneer at her and make obscene gestures!"H5947H5892H3427H983H559H3824H657H8047H2416H4769H5674H8319H5128H3027


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