Zephaniah 2:1 (YLT)

Passage

Bend yourselves, yea, bend ye, O nation not desired,

Nearby Context

Zephaniah 2:1 Bend yourselves, yea, bend ye, O nation not desired,

Zephaniah 2:2 Before the bringing forth of a statute, As chaff hath the day passed on, While yet not come in upon you doth the heat of the anger of Jehovah, While yet not come in upon you doth a day of the anger of Jehovah,

Zephaniah 2:3 Seek Jehovah, all ye humble of the land, Who His judgment have done, Seek ye righteousness, seek humility, It may be ye are hidden in a day of the anger of Jehovah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "bend", "yourselves", "nation", and "desired". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "bend" and "yourselves", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Before the bringing forth of a statute...", so "bend" and "yourselves" 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 "bend" and "yourselves" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.