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 Yehovah come upon you.
2:3 Seek ye Yehovah, 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 Yehovah.
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 Yehovah 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 Judah; they
shall pasture upon them in the houses of Ascalon; they shall rest in the
evening because of the children of Judah; for Yehovah their Elohim 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 Yehovah of hosts, the Elohim 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 Yehovah Almighty.
2:11 Yehovah 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 Yehovah come upon you, before the day of Yehovah's
anger come upon you.
2:3 Seek ye Yehovah, 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 Yehovah'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 Yehovah 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 Yehovah their Elohim 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 Yehovah of hosts, the Elohim 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 Yehovah of hosts.
2:11 Yehovah 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. |