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Zephaniah 2:8–11

8 “I mhave heard the reproach of Moab,

And nthe insults of the people of Ammon,

With which they have reproached My people,

And omade arrogant threats against their borders.

9 Therefore, as I live,”

Says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,

“Surely pMoab shall be like Sodom,

And qthe people of Ammon like Gomorrah—

rOverrun 4with weeds and saltpits,

And a 5perpetual desolation.

The residue of My people shall plunder them,

And the remnant of My people shall possess them.”

10 This they shall have sfor their pride,

Because they have reproached and made arrogant threats

Against the people of the Lord of hosts.

11 The Lord will be awesome to them,

For He will reduce to nothing all the gods of the earth;

tPeople shall worship Him,

Each one from his place,

Indeed all uthe shores of the nations.

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Zephaniah 2:8–11 — The New International Version (NIV)

“I have heard the insults of Moab

and the taunts of the Ammonites,

who insulted my people

and made threats against their land.

Therefore, as surely as I live,”

declares the Lord Almighty,

the God of Israel,

“surely Moab will become like Sodom,

the Ammonites like Gomorrah—

a place of weeds and salt pits,

a wasteland forever.

The remnant of my people will plunder them;

the survivors of my nation will inherit their land.”

10 This is what they will get in return for their pride,

for insulting and mocking

the people of the Lord Almighty.

11 The Lord will be awesome to them

when he destroys all the gods of the earth.

Distant nations will bow down to him,

all of them in their own lands.

Zephaniah 2:8–11 — English Standard Version (ESV)

“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.

Therefore, as I live,” declares 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.”

10 This shall be their lot in return for their pride,

because they taunted and boasted

against the people of the Lord of hosts.

11 The Lord will be awesome against them;

for he will famish all the gods of the earth,

and to him shall bow down,

each in its place,

all the lands of the nations.

Zephaniah 2:8–11 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

I have heard the reproach of Moab,

And the revilings of the children of Ammon,

Whereby they have reproached my people,

And magnified themselves against their border.

Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,

Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah,

Even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation:

The residue of my people shall spoil them,

And the remnant of my people shall possess them.

10 This shall they have for their pride,

Because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the Lord of hosts.

11 The Lord will be terrible unto them:

For he will famish all the gods of the earth;

And men shall worship him, every one from his place,

Even all the isles of the heathen.

Zephaniah 2:8–11 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“I have heard the taunts of the Moabites

and the insults of the Ammonites,

mocking my people

and invading their borders.

Now, as surely as I live,”

says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel,

“Moab and Ammon will be destroyed—

destroyed as completely as Sodom and Gomorrah.

Their land will become a place of stinging nettles,

salt pits, and eternal desolation.

The remnant of my people will plunder them

and take their land.”

10 They will receive the wages of their pride,

for they have scoffed at the people of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

11 The Lord will terrify them

as he destroys all the gods in the land.

Then nations around the world will worship the Lord,

each in their own land.

Zephaniah 2:8–11 — New Century Version (NCV)

“I have heard the insults of the country of Moab

and the threats of the people of Ammon.

They have insulted my people

and have taken their land.”

So the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says,

“As surely as I live,

Moab will be destroyed like Sodom,

and Ammon will be destroyed like Gomorrah —

a heap of weeds, a pit of salt,

and a ruin forever.

Those of my people who are left alive will take whatever they want from them;

those who are left from my nation will take their land.”

10 This is what Moab and Ammon get for being proud,

because they insulted and made fun of the people of the Lord All-Powerful.

11 The Lord will frighten them,

because he will destroy all the gods of the earth.

Then everyone in faraway places

will worship him wherever they are.

Zephaniah 2:8–11 — American Standard Version (ASV)

I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, wherewith they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border. Therefore as I live, saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, a possession of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall make a prey of them, and the remnant of my nation shall inherit them. 10 This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of Jehovah of hosts. 11 Jehovah will be terrible unto them; for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the nations.

Zephaniah 2:8–11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, wherewith they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border. Therefore, as I live, saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Moab shall certainly be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, a possession of nettles, and salt-pits, and a perpetual desolation; the remnant of my people shall spoil them, and the residue of my nation shall possess them. 10 This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of Jehovah of hosts. 11 Jehovah will be terrible unto them; for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and all the isles of the nations shall worship him, every one from his place.

Zephaniah 2:8–11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“I have heard the insults from Moab and the mockery from Ammon. 

They insulted my people and bragged about their territory. 

Therefore, I solemnly swear, as I live,” 

declares the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, 

“Moab will become like Sodom, and Ammon will become like Gomorrah: 

a place of weeds, salt pits, and ruins forever. 

The faithful few of my people will loot them, 

and those who are left in my nation will take possession of them.” 

10 This is what they will get for their sinful pride, 

because they insulted the people who belong to the Lord of Armies 

and made themselves greater than them. 

11 The Lord will terrify them, 

because he will make all the gods of the earth waste away. 

So every person from every coast and nation will bow to him. 

Zephaniah 2:8–11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

I have heard the taunting of Moab

and the insults of the Ammonites,

who have taunted My people

and threatened their territory.

Therefore, as I live—

this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts,

the God of Israel—

Moab will be like Sodom

and the Ammonites like Gomorrah —

a place overgrown with weeds,

a salt pit, and a perpetual wasteland.

The remnant of My people will plunder them;

the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.

10 This is what they get for their pride,

because they have taunted and acted arrogantly

against the people of the Lord of Hosts.

11 The Lord will be terrifying to them

when He starves all the gods of the earth.

Then all the distant coastlands of the nations

will bow in worship to Him,

each in its own place.

Zephaniah 2:8–11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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.

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.

10 This shall be their lot in return for their pride,

because they scoffed and boasted

against the people of the Lord of hosts.

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.

Zephaniah 2:8–11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

I have heard the reproaches of Moab

and the scorning of the Ammonites,

with which they have taunted my nation

and made boasts against their territory.

“Therefore, as I live”—a declaration of Yahweh of hosts,

the God of Israel—

“Moab shall be as Sodom,

and the Ammonites 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 of the nations;

each in its place will bow down to him.

Zephaniah 2:8–11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The Lord says,

“I have heard Moab make fun of my people.

The Ammonites also laughed at them.

They told them that bad things

would happen to their land.

So Moab will become like Sodom,”

announces the Lord who rules over all.

“Ammon will be like Gomorrah.

Weeds and salt pits will cover those countries.

They will be dry and empty deserts forever.

Those who are still left alive among my people

will take all of their valuable things.

So they will receive those lands as their own.

And that is just as sure as I am alive.”

The Lord is the God of Israel.

10 Moab and Ammon will be judged

because they are so proud.

They made fun of the Lord’s people.

They laughed at them.

11 The Lord who rules over all will terrify Moab and Ammon.

He will destroy all of the gods on earth.

Then the nations on every shore will worship him.

All of them will serve him in their own lands.

Zephaniah 2:8–11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“I have heard the taunting of Moab

And the revilings of the sons of Ammon,

With which they have taunted My people

And become arrogant against their territory.

Therefore, as I live,” declares the Lord of hosts,

The God of Israel,

Surely Moab will be like Sodom

And the sons of Ammon like Gomorrah

A place possessed by nettles and salt pits,

And a perpetual desolation.

The remnant of My people will plunder them

And the remainder of My nation will inherit them.”

10 This they will have in return for their pride, because they have taunted and become arrogant against the people of the Lord of hosts.

11 The Lord will be terrifying to them, for He will starve all the gods of the earth; and all the coastlands of the nations will bow down to Him, everyone from his own place.


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