Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Zephaniah 2:1 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Zephaniah 2:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Zephaniah chapter 2 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
A Call to Repentance
“Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired; not: or, not desirous”
Zephaniah 2:1 (KJV)
Commentary on Zephaniah 2:1
Gather yourselves together (הִתְקוֹשְׁשׁוּ וָקוֹשּׁוּ hitqosheshu vaqoshu)—The doubled verb intensifies the urgency: 'gather, yes gather!' This unusual Hebrew root may suggest collecting stubble before it's burned, giving the phrase poignant irony.O nation not desired (הַגּוֹי לֹא נִכְסָף hagoy lo nikhsaf)—'Not desired' or 'having no shame/longing.' Judah had become like the pagan nations (goy), shameless and undesirable. Yet God's call to gather implies a window of opportunity before final judgment—a summons to corporate repentance like Nineveh's response to Jonah (Jonah 3:5-9).
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Zephaniah 2:1
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“and all the inhabitants of the land”
“to seek [help] of Yahweh: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek Yahweh.”
“Go”
“which Yahweh had commanded to Israel.”
“and with sackcloth”
“and their soul also loathed me.”
“and there has been no latter rain; yet you have a prostitute's forehead”
“there I am in the midst of them.,For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.,,,,,,,,”
“they were not at all ashamed”
“a people loaded with iniquity”