Deuteronomy 2:9

New International Version

⁹Then the Lord said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any part of their land. I have given Ar^(A) to the descendants of Lot^(B) as a possession.”

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Deuteronomy 2:9 in all English translations

Deuteronomy 2:19

New International Version

¹⁹When you come to the Ammonites,^(A) do not harass them or provoke them to war,^(B) for I will not give you possession of any land belonging to the Ammonites. I have given it as a possession to the descendants of Lot.^(C)”

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Deuteronomy 2:19 in all English translations

Isaiah 25:10-12

New International Version

¹⁰The hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain;^(A)
    but Moab^(B) will be trampled in their land
    as straw is trampled down in the manure.
¹¹They will stretch out their hands in it,
    as swimmers stretch out their hands to swim.
God will bring down^(C) their pride^(D)
    despite the cleverness^[a] of their hands.
¹²He will bring down your high fortified walls^(E)
    and lay them low;^(F)
he will bring them down to the ground,
    to the very dust.

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Footnotes

Isaiah 25:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

Zephaniah 2:4-15

New International Version

Philistia

⁴Gaza^(A) will be abandoned
    and Ashkelon^(B) left in ruins.
At midday Ashdod will be emptied
    and Ekron uprooted.
⁵Woe to you who live by the sea,
    you Kerethite^(C) people;
the word of the Lord is against you,^(D)
    Canaan, land of the Philistines.
He says, “I will destroy you,
    and none will be left.”^(E)
⁶The land by the sea will become pastures
    having wells for shepherds
    and pens for flocks.^(F)
⁷That land will belong
    to the remnant^(G) of the people of Judah;
    there they will find pasture.
In the evening they will lie down
    in the houses of Ashkelon.
The Lord their God will care for them;
    he will restore their fortunes.^[a]^(H)

Moab and Ammon

⁸“I have heard the insults^(I) of Moab^(J)
    and the taunts of the Ammonites,^(K)
who insulted^(L) my people
    and made threats against their land.^(M)
⁹Therefore, as surely as I live,”
    declares the Lord Almighty,
    the God of Israel,
“surely Moab^(N) will become like Sodom,^(O)
    the Ammonites^(P) like Gomorrah—
a place of weeds and salt pits,
    a wasteland forever.
The remnant of my people will plunder^(Q) them;
    the survivors^(R) of my nation will inherit their land.^(S)”

¹⁰This is what they will get in return for their pride,^(T)
    for insulting^(U) and mocking
    the people of the Lord Almighty.^(V)
¹¹The Lord will be awesome^(W) to them
    when he destroys all the gods^(X) of the earth.^(Y)
Distant nations will bow down to him,^(Z)
    all of them in their own lands.

Cush

¹²“You Cushites,^[b]^(AA) too,
will be slain by my sword.^(AB)”

Assyria

¹³He will stretch out his hand against the north
    and destroy Assyria,^(AC)
leaving Nineveh^(AD) utterly desolate
    and dry as the desert.^(AE)
¹⁴Flocks and herds^(AF) will lie down there,
    creatures of every kind.
The desert owl^(AG) and the screech owl^(AH)
    will roost on her columns.
Their hooting will echo through the windows,
    rubble will fill the doorways,
    the beams of cedar will be exposed.
¹⁵This is the city of revelry^(AI)
    that lived in safety.^(AJ)
She said to herself,
    “I am the one! And there is none besides me.”^(AK)
What a ruin she has become,
    a lair for wild beasts!^(AL)
All who pass by her scoff^(AM)
    and shake their fists.^(AN)

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Footnotes

Zephaniah 2:7 Or will bring back their captives
Zephaniah 2:12 That is, people from the upper Nile region

Zephaniah 2:8-9

New International Version

Moab and Ammon

⁸“I have heard the insults^(A) of Moab^(B)
    and the taunts of the Ammonites,^(C)
who insulted^(D) my people
    and made threats against their land.^(E)
⁹Therefore, as surely as I live,”
    declares the Lord Almighty,
    the God of Israel,
“surely Moab^(F) will become like Sodom,^(G)
    the Ammonites^(H) like Gomorrah—
a place of weeds and salt pits,
    a wasteland forever.
The remnant of my people will plunder^(I) them;
    the survivors^(J) of my nation will inherit their land.^(K)”