The .ii. Chapter.
1 He moueth to returne to God, 5 prophesying vnto the one destruction, and to the other deliueraunce.
[unspec A] 1 GAther your selues, euē gather you, O nation not worthy to be lo∣ued,
2 Before the decree go foorth that God hath concluded [and ye be] as chaffe that passeth in a day, & before the fearfull wrath of the Lorde come vpon you, & before the day of the Lordes sore displeasure come vpon you.
3 Seke the Lorde all ye meeke hearted vpon earth, ye that worke after his iudgement: seke righteousnesse, * 1.1 seke lowlinesse, that ye may be “ 1.2 defended in the wrothfull day of the Lorde:
4 * 1.3For Gaza shalbe destroyed, and Asca∣lon shalbe layde waste, they shall cast out Asdod at the noone day, and Accaron shalbe rooted vp.
5 Wo vnto you that dwell vpon the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethims: the worde of the Lord shal come vpon you O Chanaan thou lande of the Phili∣stines, I will destroy thee, so that there shall no man dwell in thee any more.
6 And as for the sea coast, it shalbe heard∣mens cotages, and sheepefoldes.
7 Yea it shalbe a portion for such as re∣mayne [unspec B] of the house of Iuda, to feede therevpon, in the houses of Ascalon shal they rest towarde night: for the Lorde their God shall visite them, and turne a∣way their captiuitie.
8 * 1.4I haue heard the despite of Moab, and the blasphemies of the children of Ammon, how they haue shamefully in∣treated my people, & magnified them selues within the borders of their lande.
9 Therefore as I liue, sayth the Lord of hoastes the God of Israel, Moab shalbe as Sodoma, & Ammon as Gomorra, euen the breeding of nettles, and salt pittes, & a perpetuall wildernesse: The residue of my folke shal spoyle them, the remnaunt of my people shall haue them in possession.
10 * 1.5This shall happen vnto them for their pryde, because they haue dealt so shame∣fully with the Lorde of hoastes people, and magnified them selues aboue them.
11 The Lord shalbe terrible vnto them, * 1.6and destroy all the gods in the lande: and all the Iles of the Heathen shall worship hym, euery man in his place.