Zephaniah 2:1-3

[1] Gather yourselves together, O nation not desired; [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 [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.

What is the context of Zephaniah 2:1-3?

A Call to Repentance (Zephaniah 2:1-3 true)
A Plea for Repentance to the People (Zephaniah 2:1-3 true)
Judgment on Judah's Enemies (Zephaniah 2:1-15 true)
Judgments on Judah’s Enemies (Zephaniah 2:1-15 true)
Judgment of Judah’s Enemies (Zephaniah 2:1-15 true)
Judah and Jerusalem Judged Along With the Nations (Zephaniah 2:1-15 true)

What does Zephaniah 2:1-3 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

This section of the book ( Zephaniah 1:4 to Zephaniah 2:3) concludes with an appeal to the Judeans to repent and so avoid the punishment destined to come on them if they did not repent.

"The prophet meant in that terrible description of approaching judgments not to drive the people to despair, but to drive them to God and to their duty-not to frighten them out of their wits, but to frighten them out of their sins." ^[1]