Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Bunch yourselves together like straw, you undesirable nation,
New American Standard Bible
O nation
King James Version
Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;
Holman Bible
gather together, undesirable
International Standard Version
"Gather together! Yes, indeed, gather together, you shameless nation!
A Conservative Version
Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation that has no shame.
American Standard Version
Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation that hath no shame;
Amplified
O nation without shame,
Bible in Basic English
Come together, make everyone come together, O nation without shame;
Darby Translation
Collect yourselves and gather together, O nation without shame,
Julia Smith Translation
Collect yourselves together and be ye collected, O nation not ashamed;
King James 2000
Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Gather yourselves together! Now gather together, O nation having no shame!
Modern King James verseion
Gather yourselves together; yea, gather, O nation not desired;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Come together and gather you, O ye froward people:
New Heart English Bible
Gather yourselves together, yes, gather together, you nation that has no shame,
The Emphasized Bible
Collect your thoughts, aye collect them, - O nation, depressed!
Webster
Assemble yourselves, yes, assemble, O nation not desired;
World English Bible
Gather yourselves together, yes, gather together, you nation that has no shame,
Youngs Literal Translation
Bend yourselves, yea, bend ye, O nation not desired,
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Zephaniah 2:1
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Judgment Of Judah's Enemies
1 Bunch yourselves together like straw, you undesirable nation, 2 before God's decree becomes reality and the day of opportunity disappears like windblown chaff, before the Lord's raging anger overtakes you -- before the day of the Lord's angry judgment overtakes you!
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Cross References
2 Chronicles 20:4
The people of Judah assembled to ask for the Lord's help; they came from all the cities of Judah to ask for the Lord's help.
Joel 1:14
Announce a holy fast; proclaim a sacred assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the temple of the Lord your God, and cry out to the Lord.
Jeremiah 6:15
Are they ashamed because they have done such shameful things? No, they are not at all ashamed. They do not even know how to blush! So they will die, just like others have died. They will be brought to ruin when I punish them," says the Lord.
Nehemiah 8:1
all the people gathered together in the plaza which was in front of the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the LORD had commanded Israel.
Nehemiah 9:1
On the twenty-fourth day of this same month the Israelites assembled; they were fasting and wearing sackcloth, their heads covered with dust.
Esther 4:16
"Go, assemble all the Jews who are found in Susa and fast in my behalf. Don't eat and don't drink for three days, night or day. My female attendants and I will also fast in the same way. Afterward I will go to the king, even though it violates the law. If I perish, I perish!"
Isaiah 1:4-6
The sinful nation is as good as dead, the people weighed down by evil deeds. They are offspring who do wrong, children who do wicked things. They have abandoned the Lord, and rejected the Holy One of Israel. They are alienated from him.
Isaiah 1:10-15
Listen to the Lord's word, you leaders of Sodom! Pay attention to our God's rebuke, people of Gomorrah!
Isaiah 26:8-9
Yes, as your judgments unfold, O Lord, we wait for you. We desire your fame and reputation to grow.
Jeremiah 3:3
That is why the rains have been withheld, and the spring rains have not come. Yet in spite of this you are obstinate as a prostitute. You refuse to be ashamed of what you have done.
Jeremiah 12:7-9
"I will abandon my nation. I will forsake the people I call my own. I will turn my beloved people over to the power of their enemies.
Joel 2:12-18
"Yet even now," the Lord says, "return to me with all your heart -- with fasting, weeping, and mourning. Tear your hearts, not just your garments!"
Zechariah 11:8
Next I eradicated the three shepherds in one month, for I ran out of patience with them and, indeed, they detested me as well.
Matthew 18:20
For where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them."