## Zephaniah Chapter 2

###### Zephaniah 2:1
[Zephaniah 2:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zephaniah/r/2:1)

הִֽתְקוֹשְׁשׁ֖וּ וָק֑וֹשּׁוּ הַגּ֖וֹי לֹ֥א נִכְסָֽף׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Gather yourselves together, and assemble together, O unfeeling nation;


###### Zephaniah 2:2
[Zephaniah 2:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zephaniah/r/2:2)

בְּטֶ֙רֶם֙ לֶ֣דֶת חֹ֔ק כְּמֹ֖ץ עָ֣בַר י֑וֹם בְּטֶ֣רֶם**׀** לֹא־יָב֣וֹא עֲלֵיכֶ֗ם חֲרוֹן֙ אַף־יְהֹוָ֔ה בְּטֶ֙רֶם֙ לֹא־יָב֣וֹא עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם י֖וֹם אַף־יְהֹוָֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
before the decree is brought forth, before the day when you pass away like chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord’s anger come upon you.


###### Zephaniah 2:3
[Zephaniah 2:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zephaniah/r/2:3)

בַּקְּשׁ֤וּ אֶת־יְהֹוָה֙ כׇּל־עַנְוֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר מִשְׁפָּט֖וֹ פָּעָ֑לוּ בַּקְּשׁוּ־צֶ֙דֶק֙ בַּקְּשׁ֣וּ עֲנָוָ֔ה אוּלַי֙ תִּסָּ֣תְר֔וּ בְּי֖וֹם אַף־יְהֹוָֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Seek the Lord, all you humble of the earth, who have performed his judgment; seek righteousness, seek humility: it may be you shall be hidden in the day of the Lord’s anger.


###### Zephaniah 2:4
[Zephaniah 2:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zephaniah/r/2:4)

כִּ֤י עַזָּה֙ עֲזוּבָ֣ה תִֽהְיֶ֔ה וְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹן לִשְׁמָמָ֑ה אַשְׁדּ֗וֹד בַּֽצׇּהֳרַ֙יִם֙ יְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּהָ וְעֶקְר֖וֹן תֵּעָקֵֽר׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
For ῾Azza shall be forsaken, and Ashqelon shall be a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and ῾Eqron shall be rooted up.


###### Zephaniah 2:5
[Zephaniah 2:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zephaniah/r/2:5)

ה֗וֹי יֹ֥שְׁבֵ֛י חֶ֥בֶל הַיָּ֖ם גּ֣וֹי כְּרֵתִ֑ים דְּבַר־יְהֹוָ֣ה עֲלֵיכֶ֗ם כְּנַ֙עַן֙ אֶ֣רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךְ מֵאֵ֥ין יוֹשֵֽׁב׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Woe to the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Keretim! the word of the Lord is against you; O Kena῾an, the land of the Pelishtim, I will destroy thee, so that there shall be no inhabitant.


###### Zephaniah 2:6
[Zephaniah 2:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zephaniah/r/2:6)

וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה חֶ֣בֶל הַיָּ֗ם נְוֺ֛ת כְּרֹ֥ת רֹעִ֖ים וְגִדְר֥וֹת צֹֽאן׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And the sea coast shall be pastures, and meadows for shepherds, and folds for flocks.


###### Zephaniah 2:7
[Zephaniah 2:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zephaniah/r/2:7)

וְהָ֣יָה חֶ֗בֶל לִשְׁאֵרִ֛ית בֵּ֥ית יְהוּדָ֖ה עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם יִרְע֑וּן בְּבָתֵּ֣י אַשְׁקְל֗וֹן בָּעֶ֙רֶב֙ יִרְבָּצ֔וּן כִּ֧י יִפְקְדֵ֛ם יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם וְשָׁ֥ב (שבותם) [שְׁבִיתָֽם]׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And it shall be an allotment for the remnant of the house of Yehuda; they shall feed there; in the houses of Ashqelon they shall lie down in the evening: for the Lord their God shall remember them, and restore their captivity.


###### Zephaniah 2:8
[Zephaniah 2:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zephaniah/r/2:8)

שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ חֶרְפַּ֣ת מוֹאָ֔ב וְגִדֻּפֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֑וֹן אֲשֶׁ֤ר חֵֽרְפוּ֙ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י וַיַּגְדִּ֖ילוּ עַל־גְּבוּלָֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
I have heard the taunt of Mo᾽av, and the revilings of the children of ῾Ammon, whereby they have taunted my people, and magnified themselves against their border.


###### Zephaniah 2:9
[Zephaniah 2:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zephaniah/r/2:9)

לָכֵ֣ן חַי־אָ֡נִי נְאֻם֩ יְהֹוָ֨ה צְבָא֜וֹת אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כִּי־מוֹאָ֞ב כִּסְדֹ֤ם תִּֽהְיֶה֙ וּבְנֵ֤י עַמּוֹן֙ כַּעֲמֹרָ֔ה מִמְשַׁ֥ק חָר֛וּל וּמִכְרֵה־מֶ֥לַח וּשְׁמָמָ֖ה עַד־עוֹלָ֑ם שְׁאֵרִ֤ית עַמִּי֙ יְבׇזּ֔וּם וְיֶ֥תֶר גּוֹיִ֖ יִנְחָלֽוּם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Therefore as I live, says the Lord of hosts, the God of Yisra᾽el, Surely Mo᾽av shall be like Sedom, and the children of ῾Ammon like ῾Amora, the breeding place of nettles, and saltpits, and a desolation for ever: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.


###### Zephaniah 2:10
[Zephaniah 2:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zephaniah/r/2:10)

זֹ֥את לָהֶ֖ם תַּ֣חַת גְּאוֹנָ֑ם כִּ֤י חֵֽרְפוּ֙ וַיַּגְדִּ֔לוּ עַל־עַ֖ם יְהֹוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
This they shall have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the Lord of hosts.


###### Zephaniah 2:11
[Zephaniah 2:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zephaniah/r/2:11)

נוֹרָ֤א יְהֹוָה֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם כִּ֣י רָזָ֔ה אֵ֖ת כׇּל־אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וְיִשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־לוֹ֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹ כֹּ֖ל אִיֵּ֥י הַגּוֹיִֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
The Lord will be terrible to them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, everyone from his place, all the islands of the nations.


###### Zephaniah 2:12
[Zephaniah 2:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zephaniah/r/2:12)

גַּם־אַתֶּ֣ם כּוּשִׁ֔ים חַֽלְלֵ֥י חַרְבִּ֖י הֵֽמָּה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
You Kushites also, you shall be slain by my sword.


###### Zephaniah 2:13
[Zephaniah 2:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zephaniah/r/2:13)

וְיֵ֤ט יָדוֹ֙ עַל־צָפ֔וֹן וִֽיאַבֵּ֖ד אֶת־אַשּׁ֑וּר וְיָשֵׂ֤ם אֶת־נִֽינְוֵה֙ לִשְׁמָמָ֔ה צִיָּ֖ה כַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Ashshur; and will make Nineve a desolation, dry like the wilderness.


###### Zephaniah 2:14
[Zephaniah 2:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zephaniah/r/2:14)

וְרָבְצ֨וּ בְתוֹכָ֤הּ עֲדָרִים֙ כׇּל־חַיְתוֹ־ג֔וֹי גַּם־קָאַת֙ גַּם־קִפֹּ֔ד בְּכַפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ יָלִ֑ינוּ ק֠וֹל יְשׁוֹרֵ֤ר בַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ חֹ֣רֶב בַּסַּ֔ף כִּ֥י אַרְזָ֖הֿ עֵרָֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the little owl and the great owl shall lodge in its capitals; their voice shall sing in the window; desolation shall be in the threshold: for he has uncovered the cedar work.


###### Zephaniah 2:15
[Zephaniah 2:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zephaniah/r/2:15)

זֹ֞֠את הָעִ֤יר הָעַלִּיזָה֙ הַיּוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת לָבֶ֔טַח הָאֹֽמְרָה֙ בִּלְבָבָ֔הּ אֲנִ֖י וְאַפְסִ֣י ע֑וֹד אֵ֣יךְ**׀** הָיְתָ֣ה לְשַׁמָּ֗ה מַרְבֵּץ֙ לַֽחַיָּ֔ה כֹּ֚ל עוֹבֵ֣ר עָלֶ֔יהָ יִשְׁרֹ֖ק יָנִ֥יעַ יָדֽוֹ׃{פ}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
This is the joyful city that dwelt securely, 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 passes by her shall hiss, and gesture with his hand.