Zephaniah 2:1 - Prayer Tents

Judah and Jerusalem Judged Along With the Nations

2Gather together, gather together, O shameful nation,H7197H7197H1471H3700 2before the appointed time arrives and that day sweeps on like chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD comes upon you, before the day of the LORD'S wrath comes upon you.H2706H3205H3117H5674H4671H3808H2740H639H3068H935H3117H3068H639H935 3Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD'S anger.H1245H3068H6035H776H6466H4941H1245H6664H1245H6038H194H5641H3117H3068H639 4Gaza will be abandoned and Ashkelon left in ruins. At midday Ashdod will be emptied and Ekron uprooted.H5804H5800H831H8077H1644H795H6672H6138H6131 5Woe to you who live by the sea, O Kerethite people; the word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines. "I will destroy you, and none will be left."H1945H3427H3220H2256H1471H3774H1697H3068H3667H776H6430H6H3427 6The land by the sea, where the Kerethites dwell, will be a place for shepherds and sheep pens.H3220H2256H5116H3741H7462H1448H6629 7It will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; there they will find pasture. In the evening they will lie down in the houses of Ashkelon. The LORD their God will care for them; he will restore their fortunes.H2256H7611H1004H3063H7462H1004H831H7257H6153H3068H430H6485H7725H7622H7622 8"I have heard the insults of Moab and the taunts of the Ammonites, who insulted my people and made threats against their land.H8085H2781H4124H1421H1121H5983H2778H5971H1431H1366 9Therefore, as surely as I live," declares the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, "surely Moab will become like Sodom, the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a wasteland forever. The remnant of my people will plunder them; the survivors of my nation will inherit their land."H2416H5002H3068H6635H430H3478H4124H5467H1121H5983H6017H4476H2738H4379H4417H5704H5769H8077H7611H5971H962H3499H1471H5157 10This is what they will get in return for their pride, for insulting and mocking the people of the LORD Almighty.H1347H2778H1431H5971H3068H6635 11The LORD will be awesome to them when he destroys all the gods of the land. The nations on every shore will worship him, every one in its own land.H3068H3372H7329H430H776H7812H376H4725H339H1471 12"You too, O Cushites, will be slain by my sword."H3569H1992H2491H2719 13He will stretch out his hand against the north and destroy Assyria, leaving Nineveh utterly desolate and dry as the desert.H5186H3027H6828H6H804H7760H5210H8077H6723H4057 14Flocks and herds will lie down there, creatures of every kind. The desert owl and the screech owl will roost on her columns. Their calls will echo through the windows, rubble will be in the doorways, the beams of cedar will be exposed.H5739H7257H8432H2416H1471H6893H7090H3885H3730H6963H7891H2474H2721H5592H6168H731 15This is the carefree city that lived in safety. She said to herself, "I am, and there is none besides me." What a ruin she has become, a lair for wild beasts! All who pass by her scoff and shake their fists.H5947H5892H3427H983H559H3824H657H8047H2416H4769H5674H8319H5128H3027