2:1 Assemble yourselves, yes, assemble, O nation not desired;
2:1 Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;
2:2 Before the decree bringeth forth, {before} the day passeth as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD cometh upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger cometh upon you.
2:2 Before the decree bringeth forth, {before} the day passeth as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD cometh upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger cometh upon you.
2:3 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.
2:3 Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, who have performed his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hidden 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.
2:4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noonday, and Ekron shall be rooted out.
2:5 Woe to the inhabitants of the sea coasts, 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.
2:5 Woe to 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.
2:6 And the sea coast shall be dwellings {and} cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
2:7 And the coasts shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed upon them: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God will visit them, and turn away their captivity.
2:7 And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed there: 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, by which they have reproached my people, and magnified {themselves} against their border.
2:8 I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, by which 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 salt-pits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall lay them waste, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.
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 place possessed of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the remainder of my people shall lay them waste, 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.
2:10 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 to 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.
2:11 The LORD {will be} terrible to 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 Cushites also, ye {shall be} slain by my sword.
2:12 Ye Cushites 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.
2:13 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 threshholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.
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 her upper lintels; {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 in security, that said in her heart, I {am}, and {there is} none besides 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.
2:15 This {is} the rejoicing city that dwelt in security, that said in her heart, I {am}, and {there is} none besides me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, {and} shake his hand.
2:1 Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;
2:2 Before the decree bringeth forth, {before} the day passeth as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD cometh upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger cometh upon you.
2:2 Before the decree bringeth forth, {before} the day passeth as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD cometh upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger cometh upon you.
2:3 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.
2:3 Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, who have performed his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hidden 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.
2:4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noonday, and Ekron shall be rooted out.
2:5 Woe to the inhabitants of the sea coasts, 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.
2:5 Woe to 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.
2:6 And the sea coast shall be dwellings {and} cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
2:7 And the coasts shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed upon them: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God will visit them, and turn away their captivity.
2:7 And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed there: 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, by which they have reproached my people, and magnified {themselves} against their border.
2:8 I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, by which 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 salt-pits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall lay them waste, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.
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 place possessed of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the remainder of my people shall lay them waste, 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.
2:10 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 to 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.
2:11 The LORD {will be} terrible to 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 Cushites also, ye {shall be} slain by my sword.
2:12 Ye Cushites 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.
2:13 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 threshholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.
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 her upper lintels; {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 in security, that said in her heart, I {am}, and {there is} none besides 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.
2:15 This {is} the rejoicing city that dwelt in security, that said in her heart, I {am}, and {there is} none besides me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, {and} shake his hand.