Zephaniah 2:1 (KJV)

Passage

Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;

Nearby Context

Zephaniah 2:1 Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;

Zephaniah 2:2 Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD’s anger come upon you.

Zephaniah 2:3 Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’s anger.

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "Before the decree bring forth before the...", so "gather" 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 "gather" and "yourselves" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.