Zephaniah 2:3-5

Contemporary English Version

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^(A) Gaza and Ashkelon
will be deserted
    and left in ruins.
Ashdod will be emptied
in broad daylight,
    and Ekron^[a] uprooted.
⁵To you people of Philistia^[b]
who live along the coast,
    the Lord has this to say:
“I am now your enemy,
    and I'll wipe you out!”

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Footnotes

2.4 Gaza … Ekron: Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, and Gath (not mentioned because it was already destroyed) were the five major Philistine towns.
2.5 people of Philistia: The Hebrew text also mentions “Canaan” and “Cherethites,” which are other ways of referring to the Philistines.