Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Zephaniah 2

59 catchwords480 parallels

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Zephaniah 2 . 1 , An exhortation to repentance; Zephaniah 2 . 4 , The judgment of the Philistines , Zephaniah 2 . 8 , of Moab and Ammon , Zephaniah 2 . 12. of Ethiopia , Zephaniah 2 . 13. and of Assyria.

Zephaniah 2:1

Gather yourselves, gather together, O shameful nation,

Zephaniah 2:1 · BSB

gather together7 parallels

O nation4 parallels

desired2 parallels

or , desirous

Reciprocal8 parallels

Zephaniah 2:2

before 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.

Zephaniah 2:2 · BSB

the decree8 parallels

as6 parallels

before the fierce11 parallels

before the day of2 parallels

Reciprocal13 parallels

Zephaniah 2:3

Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD's anger.

Zephaniah 2:3 · BSB

Seek ye16 parallels

all15 parallels

seek righteousness6 parallels

it may5 parallels

hid14 parallels

Reciprocal23 parallels

Zephaniah 2:4

For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.

Zephaniah 2:4 · BSB

Gaza5 parallels

at3 parallels

Reciprocal12 parallels

Zephaniah 2:5

Woe to the dwellers of the seacoast, O nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines: "I will destroy you, and no one will be left."

Zephaniah 2:5 · BSB

Cherethites2 parallels

the word4 parallels

O Canaan2 parallels

Reciprocal9 parallels

Zephaniah 2:6

So the seacoast will become a land of pastures, with wells for shepherds and folds for sheep.

Zephaniah 2:6 · BSB

the sea4 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Zephaniah 2:7

The coast will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; there they will find pasture. They will lie down in the evening among the houses of Ashkelon, for the LORD their God will attend to them and restore their captives.

Zephaniah 2:7 · BSB

the coast6 parallels

the remnant9 parallels

shall visit4 parallels

turn15 parallels

Reciprocal8 parallels

for or , when , etc

Zephaniah 2:8

"I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders.

Zephaniah 2:8 · BSB

heard2 parallels

the revilings5 parallels

Reciprocal21 parallels

Zephaniah 2:9

Therefore, as surely as I live," declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, "surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them."

Zephaniah 2:9 · BSB

as I4 parallels

Surely10 parallels

as Gomorrah9 parallels

the residue6 parallels

Reciprocal27 parallels

Zephaniah 2:10

This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts.

Zephaniah 2:10 · BSB

for7 parallels

and magnified5 parallels

Reciprocal8 parallels

Zephaniah 2:11

The LORD will be terrifying to them when He starves all the gods of the earth. Then the nations of every shore will bow in worship to Him, each in its own place.

Zephaniah 2:11 · BSB

for3 parallels

and men21 parallels

the isles5 parallels

Reciprocal27 parallels

famish Heb. make lean

Zephaniah 2:12

"You too, O Cushites, will be slain by My sword."

Zephaniah 2:12 · BSB

Ethiopians7 parallels

my6 parallels

Reciprocal7 parallels

Zephaniah 2:13

And He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as a desert.

Zephaniah 2:13 · BSB

he will6 parallels

will make9 parallels

Reciprocal8 parallels

Zephaniah 2:14

Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar.

Zephaniah 2:14 · BSB

flocks4 parallels

upper lintels1 parallel

or , knops , or chapiters

the cedar1 parallel

Reciprocal6 parallels

cormorant or , pelican

for he shall uncover or , when he hath uncovered

Zephaniah 2:15

This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: "I am it, and there is none besides me," what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.

Zephaniah 2:15 · BSB

the rejoicing4 parallels

I am4 parallels

how is5 parallels

every9 parallels

Reciprocal15 parallels

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web7 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Acts 8:26-40 → Zephaniah 2:4
Echoes Zephaniah 2:11 → Genesis 10:5
Chiasms
Shaped Zephaniah 2:1–15, Zephaniah 2:1–5, Zephaniah 2:11–3:2, Zephaniah 2:4–13, Zephaniah 2:5–9
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