Zephaniah — Chapter 2

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Zephaniah 2:1 Gather yourselves together, yea, ^Rgather together, O nation ^Tnot desired;

2 Chr 20:4; Neh 8:1

not desirous

Zephaniah 2:2 Before ^Rthe 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.

Zeph 3:8; 2 Kgs 22:16-17

Zephaniah 2:3 ^RSeek 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.

Ps 105:4; Isa 55:6-7

Zephaniah 2:4 For ^RGaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.

Jer 25:20; Jer 47:1-7

Zephaniah 2:5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the ^RCherethites! 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.

Jer 47:7; Ezek 25:16

Zephaniah 2:6 And ^Rthe sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

Zeph 2:14-15; Isa 17:2

Zephaniah 2:7 And ^Rthe 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: ^Tfor the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.

Isa 14:29-32; Obad 1:19

when, etc

Zephaniah 2:8 I have ^Rheard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.

Jer 48:27-29; Ezek 25:8-11

Zephaniah 2:9 Therefore ^Ras 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.

Num 14:21; Isa 49:18

Zephaniah 2:10 This shall they have ^Rfor their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.

Zeph 2:8; Isa 16:6

Zephaniah 2:11 The LORD will be terrible unto them: ^Rfor he will ^Tfamish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.

Deut 32:38; Hos 2:17

make lean

Zephaniah 2:12 Ye ^REthiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.

Isa 18:1-7; Isa 20:4-5

Zephaniah 2:13 And ^Rhe will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.

Ps 83:8-9; Isa 10:12,16

Zephaniah 2:14 And ^Rflocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the ^Tcormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the ^Tupper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds; ^Tfor he shall uncover the cedar work.

Zeph 2:6; Isa 13:19-22

pelican

knops, or, chapiters

when he hath uncovered

Zephaniah 2:15 This is ^Rthe 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.

Isa 10:12-14; Isa 22:2

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📖 What We’re Reading

Zephaniah 2:1–7 — Seek righteousness and meekness before the day

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The people are called to gather and seek the Lord before the announced anger comes. Philistine cities face desolation, while the coast will become pasture and a place for Judah’s remnant.

Key Truth: Respond to warning with humble and righteous conduct.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Zephaniah 2:8–11 — Proud reproach brings judgment on Moab and Ammon

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The Lord has heard taunts and border arrogance. Desolation is announced against the proud, while worship of the Lord reaches people in their own places and the isles of the nations.

Key Truth: Reject pride that expresses itself by mocking others.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Zephaniah 2:12–15 — Nineveh’s careless confidence ends in desolation

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The message reaches Ethiopia and Assyria. Nineveh becomes a dry wilderness inhabited by creatures, and its boast that none stands beside it is answered by ruin visible to passersby.

Key Truth: Do not build assurance on claims of unmatched greatness.

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Related Scripture (KJV)

Nahum 3:19 — Nahum’s closing question recalls how widely Nineveh’s wickedness had reached.

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How can meekness change a response that currently depends on comparison or pride?

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