Parallel Verses
Amplified
O nation without shame,
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;
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:
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,
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
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judgment Of Judah's Enemies
1
O nation without shame,
Before the decree takes effect [and the time for repentance is lost]—
The day passes like the chaff [whirled by the wind]—
Before the burning and fierce anger of the Lord comes upon you,
Before the day of the wrath of the Lord comes upon you.
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Cross References
2 Chronicles 20:4
So [the people of] Judah gathered together to seek help from the Lord; indeed they came from all the cities of Judah to seek the Lord [longing for Him with all their heart].
Joel 1:14
Consecrate a fast,
Proclaim a solemn assembly,
Gather the elders
And all the inhabitants of the land
To the house of the Lord your God,
And cry out to the Lord [in penitent pleadings].
Jeremiah 6:15
“Were they ashamed because they had committed disgusting and vile things?
No, they were not at all ashamed;
They did not even know how to blush [at their idolatry].
Therefore they will fall among those who fall;
At the time that I punish them
They will be overthrown,” says the Lord.
Nehemiah 8:1
Then all the people gathered together as one man at the open square in front of the Water Gate; and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses which the Lord had given to Israel.
Nehemiah 9:1
Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the Israelites assembled with fasting and in sackcloth and with dirt
Esther 4:16
“Go, gather all the Jews that are present in Susa, and observe a fast for me; do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maids also will fast in the same way. Then I will go in to [see] the king [without being summoned], which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish.”
Isaiah 1:4-6
Ah, sinful nation,
A people loaded down with wickedness [with sin, with injustice, with wrongdoing],
Offspring of evildoers,
Sons who behave corruptly!
They have abandoned (rejected) the Lord,
They have despised the Holy One of Israel [provoking Him to anger],
They have turned away from Him.
Isaiah 1:10-15
Hear the word of the Lord [rulers of Jerusalem],
You rulers of [another] Sodom,
Listen to the law and instruction of our God,
You people of [another] Gomorrah.
Isaiah 26:8-9
Indeed, in the path of Your judgments, O Lord,
We have waited expectantly for You;
Your name, even Your memory, is the desire and deep longing of our souls.
Jeremiah 3:3
“Therefore the showers have been withheld,
And there has been no spring rain.
Yet you have the forehead (appearance) of a prostitute;
You refuse to be ashamed.
Jeremiah 12:7-9
“I have abandoned My house,
I have given up My [precious] inheritance (Judah);
I have given the [dearly] beloved of My life
Into the hands of her enemies.
Joel 2:12-18
“Even now,” says the Lord,
“Turn and come to Me with all your heart [in genuine repentance],
With fasting and weeping and mourning [until every barrier is removed and the broken fellowship is restored];
Zechariah 11:8
Then I eliminated the three [incompetent, unfit] shepherds [the civil rulers, the priests, and the prophets] in one month, for I was impatient with them, and they also were tired of me and despised me.
Matthew 18:20