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Sofonias 2 — Bíblia New Living Translation, 2015 | Gospelmais
15 versículos · New Living Translation, 2015
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1Gather together — yes, gather together,you shameless nation.
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1Gather yourselves together, yes, gather, O nation without shame,
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2Gather before judgment begins,before your time to repent is blown away like chaff.Act now, before the fierce fury of the LORD fallsand the terrible day of the LORD’s anger begins.
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2Before the decree takes effect-- The day passes like the chaff-- Before the burning anger of the LORD comes upon you, Before the day of the LORD'S anger comes upon you.
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3Seek the LORD, all who are humble,and follow his commands.Seek to do what is rightand to live humbly.Perhaps even yet the LORD will protect you —protect you from his anger on that day of destruction.
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3Seek the LORD, All you humble of the earth Who have carried out His ordinances; Seek righteousness, seek humility. Perhaps you will be hidden In the day of the LORD'S anger.
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4Gaza and Ashkelon will be abandoned,Ashdod and Ekron torn down.
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4For Gaza will be abandoned And Ashkelon a desolation; Ashdod will be driven out at noon And Ekron will be uprooted.
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5And what sorrow awaits you Philistineswho live along the coast and in the land of Canaan,for this judgment is against you, too!The LORD will destroy youuntil not one of you is left.
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5Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, The nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines; And I will destroy you So that there will be no inhabitant.
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6The Philistine coast will become a wilderness pasture,a place of shepherd campsand enclosures for sheep and goats.
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6So the seacoast will be pastures, caves for shepherds and folds for flocks.
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7The remnant of the tribe of Judah will pasture there.They will rest at night in the abandoned houses in Ashkelon.For the LORD their God will visit his people in kindnessand restore their prosperity again.
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7And the coast will be For the remnant of the house of Judah, They will pasture on it. In the houses of Ashkelon they will lie down at evening; For the LORD their God will care for them And restore their fortune.
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8“I have heard the taunts of the Moabitesand the insults of the Ammonites,mocking my peopleand invading their borders.
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8'I have heard the taunting of Moab And the revilings of the sons of Ammon, With which they have taunted My people And become arrogant against their territory.
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9Now, as surely as I live,”says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel,“Moab and Ammon will be destroyed —destroyed as completely as Sodom and Gomorrah.Their land will become a place of stinging nettles,salt pits, and eternal desolation.The remnant of my people will plunder themand take their land.”
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9'Therefore, as I live,' declares the LORD of hosts, The God of Israel, 'Surely Moab will be like Sodom And the sons of Ammon like Gomorrah-- A place possessed by nettles and salt pits, And a perpetual desolation. The remnant of My people will plunder them And the remainder of My nation will inherit them.'
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10They will receive the wages of their pride,for they have scoffed at the people of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
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10This they will have in return for their pride, because they have taunted and become arrogant against the people of the LORD of hosts.
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11The LORD will terrify themas he destroys all the gods in the land.Then nations around the world will worship the LORD,each in their own land.
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11The LORD will be terrifying to them, for He will starve all the gods of the earth; and all the coastlands of the nations will bow down to Him, everyone from his place.
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12“You Ethiopians will also be slaughteredby my sword,” says the LORD.
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12'You also, O Ethiopians, will be slain by My sword.'
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13And the LORD will strike the lands of the north with his fist,destroying the land of Assyria.He will make its great capital, Nineveh, a desolate wasteland,parched like a desert.
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13And He will stretch out His hand against the north And destroy Assyria, And He will make Nineveh a desolation, Parched like the wilderness.
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14The proud city will become a pasture for flocks and herds,and all sorts of wild animals will settle there.The desert owl and screech owl will roost on its ruined columns,their calls echoing through the gaping windows.Rubble will block all the doorways,and the cedar paneling will be exposed to the weather.
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14Flocks will lie down in her midst, All beasts which range in herds; Both the pelican and the hedgehog Will lodge in the tops of her pillars; Birds will sing in the window, Desolation on the threshold; For He has laid bare the cedar work.
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15This is the boisterous city,once so secure.“I am the greatest!” it boasted.“No other city can compare with me!”But now, look how it has become an utter ruin,a haven for wild animals.Everyone passing by will laugh in derisionand shake a defiant fist.
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15This is the exultant city Which dwells securely, Who says in her heart, 'I am, and there is no one besides me.' How she has become a desolation, A resting place for beasts! Everyone who passes by her will hiss wave his hand .