Context 3Seek the LORD,All you humble of the earth Who have carried out His ordinances; Seek righteousness, seek humility. Perhaps you will be hidden In the day of the LORDS anger. 4For Gaza will be abandoned 5Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, 6So the seacoast will be pastures, 7And the coast will be 8I have heard the taunting of Moab 9Therefore, as I live, declares the LORD of hosts, 10This they will have in return for their pride, because they have taunted and become arrogant against the people of the LORD of hosts. 11The LORD will be terrifying to them, for He will starve all the gods of the earth; and all the coastlands of the nations will bow down to Him, everyone from his own place. 12You also, O Ethiopians, will be slain by My sword. 13And He will stretch out His hand against the north 14Flocks will lie down in her midst, 15This is the exultant city Parallel Verses American Standard VersionSeek ye Jehovah, all ye meek of the earth, that have kept his ordinances; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye will be hid in the day of Jehovah's anger. Douay-Rheims Bible Seek the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, you that have wrought his judgment: seek the just, seek the meek: if by any means you may be hid in the day of the Lord's indignation. Darby Bible Translation Seek Jehovah, all ye meek of the land, who have performed his ordinance; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of Jehovah's anger. English Revised Version 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. Webster's Bible Translation Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, who have performed his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye will be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger. World English Bible Seek Yahweh, all you humble of the land, who have kept his ordinances. Seek righteousness. Seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden in the day of Yahweh's anger. Young's Literal Translation Seek Jehovah, all ye humble of the land, Who His judgment have done, Seek ye righteousness, seek humility, It may be ye are hidden in a day of the anger of Jehovah. Library Caesarea. Strato's Tower. The Arabian interpreter thinks the first name of this city was Hazor, Joshua 11:1. The Jews, Ekron, Zephaniah 2:4. "R. Abhu saith," (he was of Caesarea,) "Ekron shall be rooted out"; this is Caesarea, the daughter of Edom, which is situated among things profane. She was a goad, sticking in Israel, in the days of the Grecians. But when the kingdom of the Asmonean family prevailed, it overcame her, &c. R. Josi Bar Chaninah saith, What is that that is written, 'And Ekron shall be as a Jebusite?' (Zech … John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica The Indwelling and Outgoing Works of God. Of the Decrees of God. Links Zephaniah 2:3 NIV • Zephaniah 2:3 NLT • Zephaniah 2:3 ESV • Zephaniah 2:3 NASB • Zephaniah 2:3 KJV • Zephaniah 2:3 Bible Apps • Zephaniah 2:3 Parallel • Bible Hub |