Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Gather together, gather yourselves together, you shameful nation, New Living Translation Gather together—yes, gather together, you shameless nation. English Standard Version Gather together, yes, gather, O shameless nation, Berean Standard Bible Gather yourselves, gather together, O shameful nation, King James Bible Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired; New King James Version Gather yourselves together, yes, gather together, O undesirable nation, New American Standard Bible Gather yourselves together, yes, join together, You nation without shame, NASB 1995 Gather yourselves together, yes, gather, O nation without shame, NASB 1977 Gather yourselves together, yes, gather, O nation without shame, Legacy Standard Bible Gather yourselves together, indeed, gather, O nation without shame, Amplified Bible Gather yourselves together [in repentance], yes, gather [in submission], O nation without shame, Christian Standard Bible Gather yourselves together; gather together, undesirable nation, Holman Christian Standard Bible Gather yourselves together; gather together, undesirable nation, American Standard Version Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation that hath no shame; Contemporary English Version You disgraceful nation, gather around, English Revised Version Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation that hath no shame; GOD'S WORD® Translation Gather yourselves together! Yes, gather together, you shameless nation, Good News Translation Shameless nation, come to your senses International Standard Version "Gather together! Yes, indeed, gather together, you shameless nation! Majority Standard Bible Gather yourselves, gather together, O shameful nation, NET Bible Bunch yourselves together like straw, you undesirable nation, New Heart English Bible Gather yourselves together, yes, gather together, you nation that has no shame, Webster's Bible Translation Assemble yourselves, yes, assemble, O nation not desired; World English Bible Gather yourselves together, yes, gather together, you nation that has no shame, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBend yourselves, indeed, bend, "" O nation not desired, Young's Literal Translation Bend yourselves, yea, bend ye, O nation not desired, Smith's Literal Translation Collect yourselves together and be ye collected, O nation not ashamed; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAssemble yourselves together, be gathered together, O nation not worthy to be loved: Catholic Public Domain Version Assemble, be gathered together, O people not worthy to be loved. New American Bible Gather, gather yourselves together, O nation without shame! New Revised Standard Version Gather together, gather, O shameless nation, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleGATHER yourselves, bind yourselves together, O people without discipline; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Be gathered and bind yourselves, people without discipline! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O shameless nation; Brenton Septuagint Translation Be ye gathered and closely joined together, O unchastened nation; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Call to Repentance1Gather yourselves, gather together, O shameful nation, 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.… Cross References Joel 2:12-14 “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. / Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave a blessing behind Him—grain and drink offerings for the LORD your God. Isaiah 55:6-7 Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. / Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. Jeremiah 4:1-2 “If you will return, O Israel, return to Me,” declares the LORD. “If you will remove your detestable idols from My sight and no longer waver, / and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.” Amos 5:4-6 For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: “Seek Me and live! / Do not seek Bethel or go to Gilgal; do not journey to Beersheba, for Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will come to nothing. / Seek the LORD and live, or He will sweep like fire through the house of Joseph; it will devour everything, with no one at Bethel to extinguish it. Hosea 10:12 Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain. Ezekiel 18:30-32 Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live! 2 Chronicles 7:14 and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. Isaiah 1:16-18 Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! / Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” / “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool. Jeremiah 3:12-14 Go, proclaim this message toward the north: ‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will not be angry forever. / Only acknowledge your guilt, that you have rebelled against the LORD your God. You have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every green tree and have not obeyed My voice,’” declares the LORD. / “Return, O faithless children,” declares the LORD, “for I am your master, and I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion. Matthew 3:2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” Luke 13:3 No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish. Acts 3:19 Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, James 4:8-10 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. / Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom. / Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance. Romans 13:11-14 And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. / The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. / Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. ... Treasury of Scripture Gather yourselves together, yes, gather together, O nation not desired; gather together. 2 Chronicles 20:4 And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD. Nehemiah 8:1 And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel. Nehemiah 9:1 Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them. O nation. Isaiah 1:4-6,10-15 Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward… Jeremiah 12:7-9 I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies… Zechariah 11:8 Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me. desired. Isaiah 26:8,9 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee… Jump to Previous Assemble Assembly Bend Collect Desired Gather Hold Nation Shame Shameful Together YourselvesJump to Next Assemble Assembly Bend Collect Desired Gather Hold Nation Shame Shameful Together YourselvesZephaniah 2 1. An exhortation to repentance.4. The judgment of the Philistines, 8. of Moab and Ammon, 12. of Ethiopia, 13. and of Assyria. Gather yourselves The Hebrew root for "gather" is "קָשַׁשׁ" (qashash), which conveys the idea of collecting or assembling. In the context of Zephaniah, this call to gather is not merely a physical assembly but a spiritual one, urging the people of Judah to come together in repentance and unity. Historically, this reflects a time when the nation was facing imminent judgment due to their idolatry and moral decay. The call to gather is a divine invitation to seek collective repentance and renewal, emphasizing the importance of community in spiritual restoration. gather together O shameful nation Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Gather yourselves,הִֽתְקוֹשְׁשׁ֖וּ (hiṯ·qō·wō·šə·šū) Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7197: To forage for, straw, stubble, wood, to assemble gather together, וָק֑וֹשּׁוּ (wā·qō·wōš·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7197: To forage for, straw, stubble, wood, to assemble O shameful לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no nation, הַגּ֖וֹי (hag·gō·w) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts Links Zephaniah 2:1 NIVZephaniah 2:1 NLT Zephaniah 2:1 ESV Zephaniah 2:1 NASB Zephaniah 2:1 KJV Zephaniah 2:1 BibleApps.com Zephaniah 2:1 Biblia Paralela Zephaniah 2:1 Chinese Bible Zephaniah 2:1 French Bible Zephaniah 2:1 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Zephaniah 2:1 Gather yourselves together yes gather together you (Zeph. Zep Zp) |