2:1 Be ye gathered and closely joined
together, O unchastened nation;
2:2 before ye become as the flower that passes away, before the anger of the
Lord come upon you, before the day of the wrath of the Lord come upon you.
2:3 Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth; do judgment, and seek
justice, and answer accordingly; that ye may be hid in the day of the wrath
of the Lord.
2:4 For Gaza shall be utterly spoiled, and Ascalon shall be destroyed; and
Azotus shall be cast forth at noon-day, and Accaron shall be rooted up.
2:5 Woe to them that dwell on the border of te sea, neighbours of the
Cretans! the word of the Lord is against you, O Chanaan, land of the
Philistines, and I will destroy you out of [your] dwelling-place.
2:6 And Crete shall be a pasture of flocks, and a fold of sheep.
2:7 And the sea cost shall be for the remnant of the house of Juda; they
shall pasture upon them in the houses of Ascalon; they shall rest in the
evening because of the children of Juda; for the Lord their God has visited
them, and he will turn away their captivity.
2:8 I have heard the revilings of Moab, and the insults of the children of
Ammon, wherewith they have reviled my people, and magnified themselves
against my coasts.
2:9 Therefore, [as] I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Moab
shall be as Sodoma, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrha; and Damascus
[shall be] left as a heap of the threshing-floor, and desolate for ever: and
the remnant of my people shall plunder them, and the remnant of my nations
shall inherit them.
2:10 This is their punishment in return for their haughtiness, because they
have reproached and magnified themselves against the Lord Almighty.
2:11 The Lord shall appear against them, and shall utterly destroy all the
gods of the nations of the earth; and they shall worship him every one from
his place, [even] all the islands of the nations.
2:12 Ye Ethiopians also are the slain of my sword.
2:13 And he shall stretch forth his hand against the north and destroy the
Assyrian, and make Nineve a dry wilderness, [even] as a desert.
2:14 And flocks, and all the wild beasts of the land, and chameleons shall
feed in the midst thereof: and hedgehogs shall lodge in the ceilings
thereof; and wild beasts shall cry in the breaches thereof, and ravens in
her porches, whereas her loftiness was [as] as cedar.
2:15 This is the scornful city that dwells securely, that says in her heart,
I am, and there is no longer any [to be] after me: how is she become
desolate, a habitation of wild beasts! every one that passes through her
shall hiss, and shake his hands. |
2:1 Gather yourselves together, yea, gather
together, O nation not desired;
2:2 Before 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.
2:3 Seek 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.
2:4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive
out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
2:5 Woe 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.
2:6 And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and
folds for flocks.
2:7 And 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.
2:8 I 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.
2:9 Therefore 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.
2:10 This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and
magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.
2:11 The 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.
2:12 Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.
2:13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy
Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.
2:14 And 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.
2:15 This 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. |