Zephaniah 2
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1Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;
Zephaniah 2:1
2Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD’s anger come upon you.
Zephaniah 2:2
3Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’s anger.
Zephaniah 2:3
4For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
Zephaniah 2:4
5Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.
Zephaniah 2:5
6And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
Zephaniah 2:6
7And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.
Zephaniah 2:7
8I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.
Zephaniah 2:8
9Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.
Zephaniah 2:9
10This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.
Zephaniah 2:10
11The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.
Zephaniah 2:11
12Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.
Zephaniah 2:12
13And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.
Zephaniah 2:13
14And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.
Zephaniah 2:14
15This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.
Zephaniah 2:15
Chapter 2
Cross References
Zephaniah 2:1
Joel 1:14¶ Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inha...2 Chronicles 20:4And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the LORD: even out of all...Nehemiah 8:1And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that...Esther 4:16Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me...Nehemiah 9:1Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assem...
Zephaniah 2:2
Hosea 13:3Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth...Nahum 1:6Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his...Psalms 1:4The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.Isaiah 17:13The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke the...Lamentations 4:11The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and ha...
Zephaniah 2:3
Amos 5:14Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, sh...Isaiah 26:20¶ Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee:...Psalms 76:9When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.Jeremiah 29:12Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken...Psalms 22:26The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: y...
Zephaniah 2:4
Zechariah 9:5Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful,...Jeremiah 47:1The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines,...Amos 1:6¶ Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will no...Jeremiah 25:20And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kin...Jeremiah 15:8Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon...
Zephaniah 2:5
Ezekiel 25:16Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the...Jeremiah 47:7How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, an...Joshua 13:3From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, whi...Amos 3:1Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, agai...Isaiah 14:30And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety...
Zephaniah 2:6
Isaiah 17:2The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down...Ezekiel 25:5And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couchingplace fo...Zephaniah 2:14And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: bo...Isaiah 5:17Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat on...
Zephaniah 2:7
Ezekiel 39:25Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob...Exodus 4:31And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the child...Zephaniah 3:20At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I w...Micah 5:3Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath br...Amos 9:14And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall buil...
Zephaniah 2:8
Amos 1:13¶ Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and fo...Psalms 83:4They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name...Ezekiel 25:3And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord G...Jeremiah 49:1Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no h...Jeremiah 48:27For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since t...
Zephaniah 2:9
Isaiah 15:1The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought t...Isaiah 11:14But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they s...Deuteronomy 29:23And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is...Isaiah 25:10For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and Moab shall be trodden...Jeremiah 50:40As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the...
Zephaniah 2:10
Isaiah 16:6¶ We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness,...Jeremiah 48:29We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his...Zephaniah 2:8¶ I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon,...Daniel 5:20But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed...Ezekiel 38:14¶ Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In...
Zephaniah 2:11
Zechariah 13:2¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cu...Zechariah 2:11And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people...Genesis 10:5By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after...Psalms 138:4All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words o...Zechariah 14:9And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LO...
Zephaniah 2:12
Ezekiel 30:4And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when t...Isaiah 18:1Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:Isaiah 20:4So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopia...Jeremiah 46:9Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; th...Psalms 17:13Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, w...
Cross References
Zephaniah 2:1
Joel 1:14¶ Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inha...2 Chronicles 20:4And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the LORD: even out of all...Nehemiah 8:1And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that...Esther 4:16Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me...Nehemiah 9:1Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assem...
Zephaniah 2:2
Hosea 13:3Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth...Nahum 1:6Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his...Psalms 1:4The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.Isaiah 17:13The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke the...Lamentations 4:11The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and ha...
Zephaniah 2:3
Amos 5:14Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, sh...Isaiah 26:20¶ Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee:...Psalms 76:9When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.Jeremiah 29:12Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken...Psalms 22:26The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: y...
Zephaniah 2:4
Zechariah 9:5Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful,...Jeremiah 47:1The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines,...Amos 1:6¶ Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will no...Jeremiah 25:20And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kin...Jeremiah 15:8Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon...
Zephaniah 2:5
Ezekiel 25:16Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the...Jeremiah 47:7How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, an...Joshua 13:3From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, whi...Amos 3:1Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, agai...Isaiah 14:30And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety...
Zephaniah 2:6
Isaiah 17:2The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down...Ezekiel 25:5And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couchingplace fo...Zephaniah 2:14And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: bo...Isaiah 5:17Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat on...
Zephaniah 2:7
Ezekiel 39:25Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob...Exodus 4:31And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the child...Zephaniah 3:20At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I w...Micah 5:3Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath br...Amos 9:14And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall buil...
Zephaniah 2:8
Amos 1:13¶ Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and fo...Psalms 83:4They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name...Ezekiel 25:3And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord G...Jeremiah 49:1Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no h...Jeremiah 48:27For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since t...
Zephaniah 2:9
Isaiah 15:1The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought t...Isaiah 11:14But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they s...Deuteronomy 29:23And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is...Isaiah 25:10For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and Moab shall be trodden...Jeremiah 50:40As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the...
Zephaniah 2:10
Isaiah 16:6¶ We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness,...Jeremiah 48:29We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his...Zephaniah 2:8¶ I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon,...Daniel 5:20But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed...Ezekiel 38:14¶ Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In...
Zephaniah 2:11
Zechariah 13:2¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cu...Zechariah 2:11And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people...Genesis 10:5By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after...Psalms 138:4All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words o...Zechariah 14:9And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LO...
Zephaniah 2:12
Ezekiel 30:4And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when t...Isaiah 18:1Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:Isaiah 20:4So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopia...Jeremiah 46:9Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; th...Psalms 17:13Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, w...