Zephaniah 2:1 (GNV)

Passage

Gather your selues, euen gather you, O nation not worthie to be loued,

Nearby Context

Zephaniah 2:1 Gather your selues, euen gather you, O nation not worthie to be loued,

Zephaniah 2:2 Before the decree come foorth, and ye be as chaffe that passeth in a day, and before the fierce wrath of the Lord come vpon you, and before the day of the Lords anger come vpon you.

Zephaniah 2:3 Seeke yee the Lord all the meeke of the earth, which haue wrought his iudgement: seeke righteousnesse, seeke lowlinesse, if so bee that ye may be hid in the day of the Lords wrath.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "gather", "selues", "euen", "nation", "worthie", and "loued". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gather" and "selues", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Before the decree come foorth and ye...", so "gather" and "selues" should be read forward into that movement. In Zephaniah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "gather" and "selues" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.