gather yourselves together , yea , gather together , O nation not desired ;
before the decree bring forth , [ before ] the day pass as the chaff , before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you , before the day of the LORD's anger come upon you .
seek ye the LORD , all ye meek of the earth , which have wrought his judgment ; seek righteousness , seek meekness : it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD's anger .
for Gaza shall be forsaken , And Ashkelon A desolation : they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day , And Ekron shall be Rooted up .
woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast , the nation of the Cherethites ! the word of the LORD [ Is ] against you ; O Canaan , the land of the Philistines , I will even destroy thee , that there shall be no inhabitant .
And the sea coast shall be dwellings [ And ] cottages for shepherds , And folds for flocks .
And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah ; they shall feed thereupon : in the houses of Ashkelon shall they Lie down in the evening : for the LORD their God shall visit them , And turn away their captivity .
I have heard the reproach of Moab , And the revilings of the children of Ammon , whereby they have reproached my people , And magnified [ themselves ] against their border .
therefore [ as ] I live , saith the LORD of hosts , the God of Israel , surely Moab shall be as Sodom , And the children of Ammon as Gomorrah , [ even ] the breeding of nettles , And saltpits , And A perpetual desolation : the residue of my people shall spoil them , And the remnant of my people shall possess them .
this shall they have for their pride , because they have reproached And magnified [ themselves ] against the people of the LORD of hosts .
the LORD [ will be ] terrible unto them : for he will famish all the gods of the earth ; And [ men ] shall worship him , every one from his place , [ even ] all the isles of the heathen .
ye Ethiopians also , ye [ shall be ] slain by my sword .
And he will stretch out his hand against the north , And destroy Assyria ; And will make Nineveh A desolation , [ And ] dry like A wilderness .
And flocks shall Lie down in the midst of her , all the beasts of the nations : Both the cormorant And the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it ; [ their ] voice shall sing in the windows ; desolation [ shall be ] in the thresholds : for he shall uncover the cedar work .
this [ Is ] the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly , that said in her heart , I [ am ] , And [ there Is ] none beside me : how Is she become A desolation , A place for beasts to Lie down in ! every one that passeth by her shall hiss , [ And ] wag his hand .