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Zephaniah 2:3-5
New Catholic Bible
Zephaniah 2:3-5
New Catholic Bible
3 Seek the Lord,
all you humble of the land[a]
who obey his commands.
Seek righteousness, seek humility;
then perhaps you may find shelter
on the day of the Lord’s anger.
4 [b]For Gaza will be deserted
and Ashkelon will be reduced to ruins.
The people of Ashdod will be driven out at midday,
and Ekron will be uprooted.[c]
5 Woe to you inhabitants of the seacoast,
you nation of the Cherethites.
This is the word of the Lord against you:
“I will destroy you, land of the Philistines,
until not a single inhabitant remains.”
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 2:3 Humble of the land: those called, in Hebrew, the anawim, who have such an important place in the Bible.
- Zephaniah 2:4 In the style of the time, all these harsh oracles are assertions of the greatness of God as compared with any human power; they are also an assurance that the chosen people still have a mission, despite all their moral degradation.
- Zephaniah 2:4 The cities named were Philistine cities, to the west of Judah. Along with Gath, which is not mentioned, they formed a confederation of coastal cities.
