Sofonías 2:1-9

1 Congregaos, congregaos, oh nación sin pudor,
2 antes que entre en vigencia el decreto (como tamo pasa el día), antes que venga sobre vosotros el ardor de la ira del SEÑOR, antes que venga sobre vosotros el día de la ira del SEÑOR.
3 Buscad al SEÑOR, vosotros todos, humildes de la tierra que habéis cumplido sus preceptos; buscad la justicia, buscad la humildad. Quizá seréis protegidos el día de la ira del SEÑOR.
4 Porque Gaza será abandonada, y Ascalón desolada; Asdod será expulsada al mediodía, y Ecrón será desarraigada.
5 ¡Ay de los habitantes de la costa del mar, la nación de los cereteos ! La palabra del SEÑOR está contra vosotros: Canaán, tierra de los filisteos, yo te destruiré hasta que no quede habitante alguno.
6 Y la costa del mar se convertirá en pastizales, en praderas para pastores y apriscos para ovejas.
7 La costa será para el remanente de la casa de Judá; allí apacentarán y en las casas de Ascalón reposarán al atardecer; porque el SEÑOR su Dios los cuidará y los hará volver de su cautiverio.
8 He oído las afrentas de Moab y los ultrajes de los hijos de Amón, con los cuales afrentaron a mi pueblo y se engrandecieron sobre su territorio.
9 Por tanto, vivo yodeclara el SEÑOR de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel que Moab será como Sodoma, y los hijos de Amón como Gomorra: campo de ortigas y mina de sal, una desolación perpetua. El remanente de mi pueblo los saqueará, y el resto de mi nación los heredará.

Sofonías 2:1-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ZEPHANIAH 2

In this chapter the prophet exhorts the Jews to repentance; and foretells the destruction of several neighbouring nations. The body of the people of the Jews in general are first called upon to gather together and humble themselves, who were a people neither desirable, nor deserving of the favours of God, nor desirous of them, Zep 2:1 and to this they are pressed, from the consideration of God's decree of vengeance being ready to bring forth and break forth upon them, Zep 2:2 and then the few godly among them are exhorted to seek the Lord, and what is agreeable to him; since there was at least a probability of their being protected by him in a time of general calamity, Zep 2:3 and that the destruction of this people might appear the more certain, and that they might have no dependence on their neighbours, the prophet proceeds to predict the ruin of several of them, particularly the Philistines; several places belonging to them are by name mentioned, and the whole land threatened with desolation; the maritime part of it to be only inhabited by shepherds and their flocks; and afterwards the coast possessed by the Jews, on their return from their captivity, Zep 2:4-7. Next the Moabites and Ammonites are prophesied of; whose destruction should come upon them for their pride, and for their contempt and reviling of the people of God; and which should be like that of Sodom and Gomorrah; and would issue in the abolition of idolatry, and the setting up of the worship of God in their country, and elsewhere, Zep 2:8-11. As for the Ethiopians, they should be slain with the sword, Zep 2:12 and the whole monarchy of Assyria, with Nineveh the metropolis of it, should be utterly laid waste, and become a desolation, and a wilderness; and the habitation, not only of flocks, but of beasts and birds of prey, Zep 2:13-15.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. I.e., una rama de los filisteos con races en Creta
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