King James Version

Zephaniah 2:1

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

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הִֽתְקוֹשְׁשׁ֖וּhitqosheshvgatherקָשַׁשׁverb, hithpolel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “gather”, a commandH7197to forage for straw, stubble or wood; figuratively, to assemblegather (selves) (together).וָק֑וֹשּׁוּvaqoshvand gatherקָשַׁשׁconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and gather”, a commandH7197to forage for straw, stubble or wood; figuratively, to assemblegather (selves) (together).הַגּ֖וֹיhagoythe Gentileגּוֹיdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…נִכְסָֽףnikhsafdesireכָּסַףverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “desire”, a completed actionH3700properly, to become pale, i.e. (by implication) to pine after; also to fear(have) desire, be greedy, long, sore.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O shameless nation;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation that hath no shame;

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

Gather yourselves together, yes, gather together, you nation that has no shame,

Darby Translation

Collect yourselves and gather together, O nation without shame,

Douay-Rheims

Assemble yourselves together, be gathered together, O nation not worthy to be loved:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O shameless nation;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Be ye gathered and closely joined together, O unchastened nation;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Συνάχθητε, καὶ συνδέθητε τὸ ἔθνος τὸ ἀπαίδευτον,