Zephaniah 2:8-11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
8 I have heard the taunts of Moab
and the revilings of the Ammonites,
how they have taunted my people
and made boasts against their territory.(A)
9 Therefore, as I live, says the Lord of hosts,
the God of Israel,
Moab shall become like Sodom
and the Ammonites like Gomorrah,
a land possessed by nettles and salt pits
and a waste forever.
The remnant of my people shall plunder them,
and the survivors of my nation shall possess them.(B)
10 This shall be their lot in return for their pride,
because they scoffed and boasted
against the people of the Lord of hosts.(C)
11 The Lord will be terrible against them;
he will shrivel all the gods of the earth,
and to him shall bow down
each in its place,
all the coasts and islands of the nations.(D)
Zephaniah 2:8-11
Lexham English Bible
8 I have heard the reproaches of Moab
and the scorning of the Ammonites,[a]
with which they have taunted my nation
and made boasts against their territory.
9 “Therefore, as I live”—a declaration of Yahweh of hosts,
the God of Israel—
“Moab shall be as Sodom,
and the Ammonites[b] like Gomorrah,
a place of weeds and salt pits
and a desolation forever.
The remnant of my people shall plunder them,
and the remainder of my nation shall possess them.”
10 This shall be for them in place of their pride
because they mocked and boasted
against the people of Yahweh of hosts.
11 Yahweh will be awesome against them,
for he will destroy all the gods of the earth
and all the lands[c] of the nations;
each in its place will bow down to him.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 2:8 Literally “sons/children of Ammon”
- Zephaniah 2:9 Literally “sons/children of Ammon”
- Zephaniah 2:11 Or “islands”
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