The Meaning of Zephaniah 2:1 Explained

Zephaniah 2:1

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

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

Darby: Collect yourselves and gather together, O nation without shame,

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

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Zephaniah 2:1?

MEANING: What does Zephaniah 2:1 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Zephaniah 2:1 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Zephaniah 2:1?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Zephaniah 2:1 Mean?

Context Summary

Zephaniah 2:1-15 - Meekness Saves, Pride Destroys
The nation, on the whole, had no remorse, no desire for God; but there were a few meek and lowly souls, and the hope was held out to them that they would be hidden from the coming overthrow. God discriminates in His judgments, and sends His angels to conduct Lot out of Sodom. The judgment of the surrounding nations occupies Zephaniah 2:4-15. Philistia, Moab, Amnion, Ethiopia and Assyria, are mentioned. God never forgets the treatment meted out to His people by their foes, Zephaniah 2:8-10. The captivity of Israel would be turned again, but there was no hope of recovery for the peoples that had rejoiced in their overthrow. What a picture is given in Zephaniah 2:11 of famished gods! It seemed incredible that great Nineveh should become a wilderness, yet so it has been for centuries. Whenever an individual or nation dwells carelessly, destruction is not far away. [source]

Chapter Summary: Zephaniah 2

1  An exhortation to repentance
4  The judgment of the Philistines,
8  of Moab and Ammon,
12  of Ethiopia,
13  and of Assyria

What do the individual words in Zephaniah 2:1 mean?

Gather yourselves together and yes gather together nation not undesirable
הִֽתְקוֹשְׁשׁ֖וּ וָק֑וֹשּׁוּ הַגּ֖וֹי לֹ֥א נִכְסָֽף

הִֽתְקוֹשְׁשׁ֖וּ  Gather  yourselves  together 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: קָשַׁשׁ 
Sense: to gather, assemble, collect, gather stubble or sticks.
וָק֑וֹשּׁוּ  and  yes  gather  together 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: קָשַׁשׁ 
Sense: to gather, assemble, collect, gather stubble or sticks.
הַגּ֖וֹי  nation 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: גֹּוי 
Sense: nation, people.
נִכְסָֽף  undesirable 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: כָּסַף  
Sense: to long for, yearn for, long after.

What are the major concepts related to Zephaniah 2:1?

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