Zephaniah 2 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition（CEVDCI）

Turn to the Lord

1You disgraceful nation,

gather around,

2before it's too late.

The Lord has set a time

when his fierce anger

will strike like a storm

and sweep you away.

3If you humbly obey the Lord,

then come and worship him.

If you do right and are humble,

perhaps you will be safe

on that day when the Lord

turns loose his anger.

Judgment on Philistia

4 uprooted.

5To you people of Philistia

who live along the coast,

the Lord has this to say:

“I am now your enemy,

and I'll wipe you out!”

6Your seacoast will be changed

into pastureland

and sheep pens.

7The Lord God hasn't forgotten

those survivors in Judah,

and he will help them—

his people will take your land

to use for pasture.

And when evening comes,

they will rest

in houses at Ashkelon.Judgment on Moab and Ammon

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the sword of the Lord

will slaughter you!

Judgment on Assyria

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14Herds of wild animals

will live in its rubble;

all kinds of desert owls

will perch on its stones

and hoot in the windows.

Noisy ravens will be heard

inside its buildings,

stripped bare of cedar.

15This is the glorious city

that felt secure and said,

“I am the only one!”

Now it's merely ruins,

a home for wild animals.

Every passerby simply sneers

and makes vulgar signs.