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Zephaniah 2 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

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Judgments on Judah's Enemies

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:1 - Gather yourselves together, yes, gather,
O nation without [fn]shame,

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:2 - Before the decree [fn]takes effect—
The day passes like the chaff—
Before the burning anger of the LORD comes upon you,
Before the day of the LORD’S anger comes upon you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:3 - Seek the LORD,
All you humble of the [fn]earth
Who have carried out His [fn]ordinances;
Seek righteousness, seek humility.
Perhaps you will be hidden
In the day of the LORD’S anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:4 - For Gaza will be abandoned
And Ashkelon a desolation;
Ashdod will be driven out at noon
And Ekron will be uprooted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:5 - Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast,
The nation of the [fn]Cherethites!
The word of the LORD is against you,
O Canaan, land of the Philistines;
And I will destroy you
So that there will be no inhabitant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:6 - So the seacoast will be pastures,
With [fn]caves for shepherds and folds for flocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:7 - And the coast will be
For the remnant of the house of Judah,
They will pasture on it.
In the houses of Ashkelon they will lie down at evening;
For the LORD their God will care for them
And restore their fortune.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:8 - “I have heard the [fn]taunting of Moab
And the revilings of the sons of Ammon,
With which they have [fn]taunted My people
And [fn]become arrogant against their territory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:9 - “Therefore, as I live,” declares the LORD of hosts,
The God of Israel,
“Surely Moab will be like Sodom
And the sons of Ammon like Gomorrah—
A place possessed by nettles and salt pits,
And a perpetual desolation.
The remnant of My people will plunder them
And the remainder of My nation will inherit them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:10 - This they will have in return for their pride, because they have [fn]taunted and [fn]become arrogant against the people of the LORD of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:11 - The LORD will be terrifying to them, for He will [fn]starve all the gods of the earth; and all the coastlands of the nations will bow down to Him, everyone from his own place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:12 - “You also, O Ethiopians, will be slain by My sword.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:13 - And He will stretch out His hand against the north
And destroy Assyria,
And He will make Nineveh a desolation,
Parched like the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:14 - Flocks will lie down in her midst,
[fn]All beasts which range in herds;
Both the [fn]pelican and the hedgehog
Will lodge in [fn]the tops of her pillars;
[fn]Birds will sing in the window,
Desolation will be on the threshold;
For He has laid bare the cedar work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:15 - This is the exultant city
Which dwells securely,
Who says in her heart,
“I am, and there is no one besides me.”
How she has become a desolation,
A resting place for beasts!
Everyone who passes by her will hiss
And wave his hand in contempt.
See the NASB95 Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NASB95 Footnotes
Or, longing
Literally: is born
Or, land
Or, justice
I.e. a segment of the Philistines with roots in Crete
Or, meadows or wells
Literally: reproach
Literally: reproached
Literally: made themselves great
Literally: reproached
Literally: made themselves great
Literally: make lean
Or, All kinds of beasts in crowds; lit Every kind of beast of a nation
Or, owl or jackdaw
Literally: her capitals
Literally: A voice
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Zephaniah Chapter 2 — Additional Translations:

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