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Zephaniah 2
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Zephaniah 2
New International Version
Judah and Jerusalem Judged Along With the Nations
Judah Summoned to Repent
2 Gather together,(A) gather yourselves together,
you shameful(B) nation,
2 before the decree takes effect
and that day passes like windblown chaff,(C)
before the Lord’s fierce anger(D)
comes upon you,
before the day of the Lord’s wrath(E)
comes upon you.
3 Seek(F) the Lord, all you humble of the land,
you who do what he commands.
Seek righteousness,(G) seek humility;(H)
perhaps you will be sheltered(I)
on the day of the Lord’s anger.
Philistia
4 Gaza(J) will be abandoned
and Ashkelon(K) left in ruins.
At midday Ashdod will be emptied
and Ekron uprooted.
5 Woe to you who live by the sea,
you Kerethite(L) people;
the word of the Lord is against you,(M)
Canaan, land of the Philistines.
He says, “I will destroy you,
and none will be left.”(N)
6 The land by the sea will become pastures
having wells for shepherds
and pens for flocks.(O)
7 That land will belong
to the remnant(P) of the people 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.[a](Q)
Moab and Ammon
8 “I have heard the insults(R) of Moab(S)
and the taunts of the Ammonites,(T)
who insulted(U) my people
and made threats against their land.(V)
9 Therefore, as surely as I live,”
declares the Lord Almighty,
the God of Israel,
“surely Moab(W) will become like Sodom,(X)
the Ammonites(Y) like Gomorrah—
a place of weeds and salt pits,
a wasteland forever.
The remnant of my people will plunder(Z) them;
the survivors(AA) of my nation will inherit their land.(AB)”
10 This is what they will get in return for their pride,(AC)
for insulting(AD) and mocking
the people of the Lord Almighty.(AE)
11 The Lord will be awesome(AF) to them
when he destroys all the gods(AG) of the earth.(AH)
Distant nations will bow down to him,(AI)
all of them in their own lands.
Cush
Assyria
13 He will stretch out his hand against the north
and destroy Assyria,(AL)
leaving Nineveh(AM) utterly desolate
and dry as the desert.(AN)
14 Flocks and herds(AO) will lie down there,
creatures of every kind.
The desert owl(AP) and the screech owl(AQ)
will roost on her columns.
Their hooting will echo through the windows,
rubble will fill the doorways,
the beams of cedar will be exposed.
15 This is the city of revelry(AR)
that lived in safety.(AS)
She said to herself,
“I am the one! And there is none besides me.”(AT)
What a ruin she has become,
a lair for wild beasts!(AU)
All who pass by her scoff(AV)
and shake their fists.(AW)
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 2:7 Or will bring back their captives
- Zephaniah 2:12 That is, people from the upper Nile region
Zephaniah 2
New American Standard Bible
Zephaniah 2
New American Standard Bible
Judgments on Judah’s Enemies
2 Gather yourselves together, yes, (A)join together,
You nation (B)without [a]shame,
2 Before the decree [b]takes effect—
The day passes (C)like chaff—
Before the (D)burning anger of the Lord comes upon you,
Before the (E)day of the Lord’s anger comes upon you.
3 (F)Seek the Lord,
All you (G)humble of the [c]earth
Who have practiced His [d]ordinances;
(H)Seek righteousness, seek humility.
Perhaps you will (I)remain hidden
On the day of the Lord’s anger.
4 For (J)Gaza will be abandoned,
And Ashkelon will become a desolation;
The inhabitants of (K)Ashdod will be driven out at noon,
And (L)Ekron will be uprooted.
5 Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast,
The nation of the [e](M)Cherethites!
The word of the Lord is (N)against you,
(O)Canaan, land of the Philistines;
And I will (P)eliminate you
So that there will be (Q)no inhabitant.
6 So the seacoast will become (R)grazing places,
With pastures for shepherds and folds for flocks.
7 And the coast will be
For the (S)remnant of the house of Judah,
They will (T)drive sheep to pasture on it.
In the houses of Ashkelon they will lie down at evening;
For the Lord their God will (U)care for them
And (V)restore their fortunes.
8 “I have heard the (W)taunting of Moab
And the (X)abusive speech of the sons of Ammon,
With which they have taunted My people
And (Y)boasted against their territory.
9 Therefore, as I live,” declares the Lord of armies,
The God of Israel,
“(Z)Moab will assuredly be like (AA)Sodom,
And the sons of (AB)Ammon like (AC)Gomorrah—
Ground overgrown with weeds and full of salt mines,
And a permanent desolation.
The remnant of My people will (AD)plunder them,
And the remainder of My nation will inherit them.”
10 This they will have in return for their (AE)arrogance, because they have (AF)taunted and boasted against the people of the Lord of armies. 11 The Lord will be (AG)terrifying to them, for He will [f]starve (AH)all the gods of the earth; and all the (AI)coastlands of the nations will (AJ)bow down to Him, everyone from his own place.
12 “You also, (AK)Ethiopians, will be slain by My sword.”
13 And He will (AL)stretch out His hand against the north
And eliminate (AM)Assyria,
And He will make (AN)Nineveh a desolation,
Parched like the wilderness.
14 Flocks will lie down in her midst,
[g]All animals that range in herds;
Both the [h](AO)pelican and the hedgehog
Will spend their nights in [i]the tops of her pillars;
[j]Birds will sing in the window,
Devastation will be on the threshold;
For He has uncovered the cedar work.
15 This is the (AP)presumptuous city
That (AQ)dwells securely,
Who says in her heart,
“(AR)I am, and there is no one besides me.”
How she has become a (AS)desolation,
A resting place for animals!
(AT)Everyone who passes by her will [k]hiss
And wave his hand in contempt.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 2:1 Or longing
- Zephaniah 2:2 Lit gives birth
- Zephaniah 2:3 Or land
- Zephaniah 2:3 Or justice
- Zephaniah 2:5 I.e., a segment of the Philistines with roots in Crete
- Zephaniah 2:11 Lit allow to dwindle
- Zephaniah 2:14 Or All kinds of beasts in crowds; lit Every kind of beast of a nation
- Zephaniah 2:14 Or owl; or jackdaw
- Zephaniah 2:14 Lit her capitals
- Zephaniah 2:14 Lit A voice
- Zephaniah 2:15 Or whistle
Sofonías 2
Dios Habla Hoy
Sofonías 2
Dios Habla Hoy
2 Reúnanse, júntense ustedes,
gente falta de vergüenza,
2 antes de ser aventados
como paja, que en un día desaparece;
antes que caiga sobre ustedes
la ira ardiente del Señor;
antes que caiga sobre ustedes
el día de la ira del Señor.
3 Busquen al Señor todos ustedes,
los humildes de este mundo,
los que obedecen sus mandatos.
Actúen con rectitud y humildad,
y quizás así encontrarán refugio
en el día de la ira del Señor.
El castigo que recibirán las naciones
4 La ciudad de Gaza quedará desierta,
y Ascalón, desolada;
en pleno día serán expulsados
los que viven en Asdod,
y los de Ecrón serán arrancados de raíz.
5 ¡Ay de ustedes, gente de Creta,
que viven a orillas del mar!
Dios ha pronunciado esta sentencia contra ustedes:
«¡Canaán, país de los filisteos,
te voy a destruir y a dejar sin habitantes!
6 El país que está a orillas del mar
quedará convertido en pastizales
donde se junten los pastores,
y en corrales para los rebaños.»
7 Los sobrevivientes del pueblo de Judá
tomarán posesión de ese país
cuando el Señor su Dios venga en su ayuda
y cambie la suerte de ellos.
Allí cuidarán de sus rebaños,
y por las noches descansarán
en las casas de Ascalón.
8-9 Esto afirma el Señor todopoderoso, el Dios de Israel:
«He oído los insultos de los moabitas
y las ofensas de los amonitas.
Porque ellos han insultado a mi gente
y se han engrandecido a costa de su territorio.
Por eso, juro por mi vida
que a Moab le pasará como a Sodoma
y que los de Amón quedarán como Gomorra,
convertidos en campo de espinos,
en mina de sal,
en un lugar de permanente soledad.
Los sobrevivientes de mi pueblo los saquearán
y se quedarán con sus tierras.»
10 Éste es el pago que recibirán Moab y Amón
por haber insultado al pueblo del Señor,
por haberse engrandecido a costa
del pueblo del Señor todopoderoso.
11 El Señor será terrible con ellos.
Destruirá todos los dioses del país,
y él será adorado en todo lugar,
aun por la gente de las islas.
12 ¡También ustedes, los de Etiopía,
caerán heridos por la espada del Señor!
13 Extenderá él su mano contra el norte
para destruir Asiria,
y dejará desolada la ciudad de Nínive,
convirtiéndola en un seco desierto.
14 La madera de sus casas será arrancada,
y en ellas se echarán los rebaños de ovejas
y toda clase de animales salvajes.
El búho y el erizo
dormirán en lo alto de sus postes,
y los cuervos graznarán
en las ventanas y en los umbrales.
15 Ésa es la ciudad llena de orgullo
que vivía confiada,
de la que decían sus habitantes
que no tenía igual en el mundo.
¡Cómo ha quedado desolada
y convertida en guarida de fieras!
Cuantos pasen cerca de ella,
silbarán y harán gestos de desprecio.
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