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Zephaniah 2:8–9

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8cI have heard dthe reproach of Moab,

And dthe revilings of ethe children of Ammon,

Whereby they have reproached my people,

And fmagnified themselves gagainst their border.

9Therefore has I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,

Surely cMoab shall be ias Sodom, and ethe children of Ammon ias Gomorrah,

Even the breeding of knettles, and isaltpits, and la perpetual desolation:

mThe residue of my people shall spoil them,

And the remnant of nmy people shall possess them.

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  1. cJer. 48:1, 27. See Isai. 15:1.
  2. dSee Ezek. 5:15.
  3. dSee Ezek. 5:15.
  4. eEzek. 25:3, 6. See Ezek. 21:28.
  5. fver. 10. See Dan. 8:11.
  6. gJer. 49:1. Comp. Jer. 40:14.
  7. hSee Isai. 49:18.
  8. cJer. 48:1, 27. See Isai. 15:1.
  9. iSee Deut 29:23. & Isai. 13:19.
  10. eEzek. 25:3, 6. See Ezek. 21:28.
  11. iSee Deut 29:23. & Isai. 13:19.
  12. kSee Job 30:7.
  13. iSee Deut 29:23. & Isai. 13:19.
  14. lSee Jer. 25:12.
  15. mSee ver. 7.
  16. nPs. 106:5 (Heb.).

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“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.”

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“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.”

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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 Armies,

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.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

“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.”

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.”

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press