Zephaniah 2:1 “Gather yourselves, gather together, O shameful nation,”

Zephaniah 2:1

Gather yourselves, gather together, O shameful nation,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;

World English Bible

Gather yourselves together, yes, gather together, you nation that has no shame,

American Standard Version

Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation that hath no shame;

Geneva Bible 1599

Gather your selues, euen gather you, O nation not worthie to be loued,

Darby Translation

Collect yourselves and gather together, O nation without shame,

Young's Literal Translation

Bend yourselves, yea, bend ye, O nation not desired,

Bible in Basic English

Come together, make everyone come together, O nation without shame;

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Cross references

“gather together”

Joel 1:14 2 Chronicles 20:4 Nehemiah 8:1 Nehemiah 9:1 Esther 4:16 Matthew 18:20

Joel 1:14 · BSB

Consecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.

2 Chronicles 20:4 · BSB

So the people of Judah gathered to seek the LORD, and indeed, they came from all the cities of Judah to seek Him.

Nehemiah 8:1 · BSB

At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.

Nehemiah 9:1 · BSB

On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads.

Esther 4:16 · BSB

“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is ag…

Matthew 18:20 · BSB

For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”

“O nation”

Zechariah 11:8 Isaiah 1:4–6 Isaiah 1:10–15 Jeremiah 12:7–9

Zechariah 11:8 · BSB

And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.

Isaiah 1:4–6 · BSB

Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.

Isaiah 1:10–15 · BSB

Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!

Jeremiah 12:7–9 · BSB

I have forsaken My house; I have abandoned My inheritance. I have given the beloved of My soul into the hands of her enemies.

“desired”

Isaiah 26:8 Isaiah 26:9

Isaiah 26:8 · BSB

Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.

Isaiah 26:9 · BSB

My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.

Also

Jeremiah 3:3 Jeremiah 6:15

Jeremiah 3:3 · BSB

Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to be ashamed.

Jeremiah 6:15 · BSB

Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse,” says the LORD.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2before the decree takes effect and the day passes like chaff, before the burning anger of the LORD comes upon you, before the Day of the LORD’s anger comes upon you.

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