1:1 And them that worship[07812][8693] the host[06635] of heaven[08064] upon the housetops[01406]; and them that worship[07812][8693] and that swear[07650][8737] by the LORD[03068], and that swear[07650][8737] by Malcham[04428]; by the...: or, to the LORD
1:2 And them that are turned back[05472][8737] from[0310] the LORD[03068]; and those that have not sought[01245][8765] the LORD[03068], nor enquired[01875][8804] for him.
1:3 Hold thy peace[02013][8761] at the presence[06440] of the Lord[0136] GOD[03069]: for the day[03117] of the LORD[03068] is at hand[07138]: for the LORD[03068] hath prepared[03559][8689] a sacrifice[02077], he hath bid[06942][8689] his guests[07121][8803]. bid: Heb. sanctified, or, prepared
1:4 And it shall come to pass in the day[03117] of the LORD'S[03068] sacrifice[02077], that I will punish[06485][8804] the princes[08269], and the king's[04428] children[01121], and all such as are clothed[03847][8802] with strange[05237] apparel[04403]. punish: Heb. visit upon
1:5 In the same day[03117] also will I punish[06485][8804] all those that leap[01801][8802] on the threshold[04670], which fill[04390][8764] their masters[0113]' houses[01004] with violence[02555] and deceit[04820].
1:6 And it shall come to pass in that day[03117], saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068], that there shall be the noise[06963] of a cry[06818] from the fish[01709] gate[08179], and an howling[03215] from the second[04932], and a great[01419] crashing[07667] from the hills[01389].
1:7 Howl[03213][8685], ye inhabitants[03427][8802] of Maktesh[04389], for all the merchant[03667] people[05971] are cut down[01820][8738]; all they that bear[05187] silver[03701] are cut off[03772][8738].
1:8 And it shall come to pass at that time[06256], that I will search[02664][8762] Jerusalem[03389] with candles[05216], and punish[06485][8804] the men[0582] that are settled[07087][8802] on their lees[08105]: that say[0559][8802] in their heart[03824], The LORD[03068] will not do good[03190][8686], neither will he do evil[07489][8686]. settled: Heb. curded, or, thickened
1:9 Therefore their goods[02428] shall become a booty[04933], and their houses[01004] a desolation[08077]: they shall also build[01129][8804] houses[01004], but not inhabit[03427][8799] them ; and they shall plant[05193][8804] vineyards[03754], but not drink[08354][8799] the wine[03196] thereof.
1:10 The great[01419] day[03117] of the LORD[03068] is near[07138], it is near[07138], and hasteth[04118] greatly[03966], even the voice[06963] of the day[03117] of the LORD[03068]: the mighty man[01368] shall cry[06873][8802] there bitterly[04751].
1:11 That day[03117] is a day[03117] of wrath[05678], a day[03117] of trouble[06869] and distress[04691], a day[03117] of wasteness[07722] and desolation[04875], a day[03117] of darkness[02822] and gloominess[0653], a day[03117] of clouds[06051] and thick darkness[06205],
1:12 A day[03117] of the trumpet[07782] and alarm[08643] against the fenced[01219][8803] cities[05892], and against the high[01364] towers[06438].
1:13 And I will bring distress[06887][8689] upon men[0120], that they shall walk[01980][8804] like blind men[05787], because they have sinned[02398][8804] against the LORD[03068]: and their blood[01818] shall be poured out[08210][8795] as dust[06083], and their flesh[03894] as the dung[01561].
1:14 Neither their silver[03701] nor their gold[02091] shall be able[03201][8799] to deliver[05337][8687] them in the day[03117] of the LORD'S[03068] wrath[05678]; but the whole land[0776] shall be devoured[0398][8735] by the fire[0784] of his jealousy[07068]: for he shall make[06213][8799] even a speedy[0926][8737] riddance[03617] of all them that dwell[03427][8802] in the land[0776].
1:15 Gather yourselves together[07197][8703], yea, gather together[07197][8798], O nation[01471] not desired[03700][8737]; not...: or, not desirous
2:1 Before the decree[02706] bring forth[03205][8800], before the day[03117] pass[05674][8804] as the chaff[04671], before[03808] the fierce[02740] anger[0639] of the LORD[03068] come[0935][8799] upon you, before the day[03117] of the LORD'S[03068] anger[0639] come[0935][8799] upon you.
2:2 Seek[01245][8761] ye the LORD[03068], all ye meek[06035] of the earth[0776], which have wrought[06466][8804] his judgment[04941]; seek[01245][8761] righteousness[06664], seek[01245][8761] meekness[06038]: it may be[0194] ye shall be hid[05641][8735] in the day[03117] of the LORD'S[03068] anger[0639].
2:3 For Gaza[05804] shall be forsaken[05800][8803], and Ashkelon[0831] a desolation[08077]: they shall drive out[01644][8762] Ashdod[0795] at the noon day[06672], and Ekron[06138] shall be rooted up[06131][8735].
2:4 Woe[01945] unto the inhabitants[03427][8802] of the sea[03220] coast[02256], the nation[01471] of the Cherethites[03774]! the word[01697] of the LORD[03068] is against you; O Canaan[03667], the land[0776] of the Philistines[06430], I will even destroy[06][8689] thee, that there shall be no inhabitant[03427][8802].
2:5 And the sea[03220] coast[02256] shall be dwellings[05116] and cottages[03741] for shepherds[07462][8802], and folds[01448] for flocks[06629].
2:6 And the coast[02256] shall be for the remnant[07611] of the house[01004] of Judah[03063]; they shall feed[07462][8799] thereupon: in the houses[01004] of Ashkelon[0831] shall they lie down[07257][8799] in the evening[06153]: for the LORD[03068] their God[0430] shall visit[06485][8799] them, and turn away[07725][8804] their captivity[07622][8675][07622]. for the LORD: or, when, etc
2:7 I have heard[08085][8804] the reproach[02781] of Moab[04124], and the revilings[01421] of the children[01121] of Ammon[05983], whereby they have reproached[02778][8765] my people[05971], and magnified[01431][8686]  themselves against their border[01366].
2:8 Therefore as I live[02416], saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068] of hosts[06635], the God[0430] of Israel[03478], Surely Moab[04124] shall be as Sodom[05467], and the children[01121] of Ammon[05983] as Gomorrah[06017], even the breeding[04476] of nettles[02738], and saltpits[04379][04417], and a perpetual[05704][05769] desolation[08077]: the residue[07611] of my people[05971] shall spoil[0962][8799] them, and the remnant[03499] of my people[01471] shall possess[05157][8799] them.
2:9 This shall they have for their pride[01347], because they have reproached[02778][8765] and magnified[01431][8686] themselves against the people[05971] of the LORD[03068] of hosts[06635].
2:10 The LORD[03068] will be terrible[03372][8737] unto them: for he will famish[07329][8804] all the gods[0430] of the earth[0776]; and men shall worship[07812][8691] him, every one[0376] from his place[04725], even all the isles[0339] of the heathen[01471]. famish: Heb. make lean
2:11 Ye Ethiopians[03569] also, ye[01992] shall be slain[02491] by my sword[02719].
2:12 And he will stretch out[05186][8799] his hand[03027] against the north[06828], and destroy[06][8762] Assyria[0804]; and will make[07760][8799] Nineveh[05210] a desolation[08077], and dry[06723] like a wilderness[04057].
2:13 And flocks[05739] shall lie down[07257][8804] in the midst[08432] of her, all the beasts[02416] of the nations[01471]: both the cormorant[06893] and the bittern[07090] shall lodge[03885][8799] in the upper lintels[03730] of it; their voice[06963] shall sing[07891][8787] in the windows[02474]; desolation[02721] shall be in the thresholds[05592]: for he shall uncover[06168][8765] the cedar work[0731]. cormorant: or, pelican upper...: or, knops, or, chapiters for...: or, when he hath uncovered
2:14 This is the rejoicing[05947] city[05892] that dwelt[03427][8802] carelessly[0983], that said[0559][8802] in her heart[03824], I am , and there is none beside[0657] me: how is she become a desolation[08047], a place for beasts[02416] to lie down in[04769]! every one that passeth by[05674][8802] her shall hiss[08319][8799], and wag[05128][8686] his hand[03027].
2:15 Woe[01945] to her that is filthy[04754][8802] and polluted[01351][8737], to the oppressing[03238][8802] city[05892]! her...: or, gluttonous: Heb. craw
2:16 She obeyed[08085][8804] not the voice[06963]; she received[03947][8804] not correction[04148]; she trusted[0982][8804] not in the LORD[03068]; she drew not near[07126][8804] to her God[0430]. correction: or, instruction
2:17 Her princes[08269] within[07130] her are roaring[07580][8802] lions[0738]; her judges[08199][8802] are evening[06153] wolves[02061]; they gnaw not the bones[01633][8804] till the morrow[01242].
2:18 Her prophets[05030] are light[06348][8802] and treacherous[0900] persons[0582]: her priests[03548] have polluted[02490][8765] the sanctuary[06944], they have done violence[02554][8804] to the law[08451].
2:19 The just[06662] LORD[03068] is in the midst[07130] thereof; he will not do[06213][8799] iniquity[05766]: every[01242] morning[01242] doth he bring[05414][8799] his judgment[04941] to light[0216], he faileth[05737][8738] not; but the unjust[05767] knoweth[03045][8802] no shame[01322]. every...: Heb. morning by morning
2:20 I have cut off[03772][8689] the nations[01471]: their towers[06438] are desolate[08074][8738]; I made their streets[02351] waste[02717][8689], that none passeth by[05674][8802]: their cities[05892] are destroyed[06658][8738], so that there is no man[0376], that there is none inhabitant[03427][8802]. towers: or, corners
2:21 I said[0559][8804], Surely thou wilt fear[03372][8799] me, thou wilt receive[03947][8799] instruction[04148]; so their dwelling[04583] should not be cut off[03772][8735], howsoever[0834][03605] I punished[06485][8804] them: but[0403] they rose early[07925][8689], and corrupted[07843][8689] all their doings[05949].
2:22 Therefore wait[02442][8761] ye upon me, saith[05002][8803] the LORD[03068], until the day[03117] that I rise up[06965][8800] to the prey[05706]: for my determination[04941] is  to gather[0622][8800] the nations[01471], that I may assemble[06908][8800] the kingdoms[04467], to pour[08210][8800] upon them mine indignation[02195], even all my fierce[02740] anger[0639]: for all the earth[0776] shall be devoured[0398][8735] with the fire[0784] of my jealousy[07068].
2:23 For then will I turn[02015][8799] to the people[05971] a pure[01305][8803] language[08193], that they may all call[07121][8800] upon the name[08034] of the LORD[03068], to serve[05647][8800] him with one[0259] consent[07926]. language: Heb. lip consent: Heb. shoulder
