Zephaniah 2

1Rally yourselves together and gather, unashamed nation— 2before the decree takes effect and that day passes like the chaff, 3Seek Yahweh, all you humble people on earth who obey his decrees! 4For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon will turn into a devastation. 5Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, the nation of the Kerethites! Yahweh has spoken against you, 6So the seacoast will become pastures for shepherds and for sheep pens. 7The coastal region will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah, 8“I have heard the taunts of Moab and the reviling of the people of Ammon 9Therefore, as I live—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel— 10This will happen to Moab and Ammon because of their pride, since they taunted and mocked the people of Yahweh of hosts. 11Then they will fear Yahweh, for he will taunt all the gods of the earth. Everyone will worship him, everyone from his own place, from every seashore. 12You Cushites also will be pierced by my sword, 13and God's hand will attack the north and destroy Assyria, 14Then herds will lie down there, every animal of the nations,