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Zephaniah 2:8–9

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8“I have heard the 1ataunting of Moab

And the brevilings of the sons of Ammon,

With which they have 2taunted My people

And 3cbecome arrogant against their territory.

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

The God of Israel,

“Surely aMoab will be like bSodom

And the sons of cAmmon like dGomorrah—

A place possessed by nettles and salt pits,

And a perpetual desolation.

The remnant of My people will eplunder them

And the remainder of My nation will inherit them.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit reproach
  2. 2Lit reproached
  3. 3Lit made themselves great

Cross references

  1. aEzek 25:8
  2. bEzek 25:3
  3. cAmos 1:13
  4. aIs 15:1–9; Jer 48:1–47; Amos 2:1–3
  5. bGen 19:24
  6. cJer 49:1–6; Ezek 25:1–10
  7. dDeut 29:23
  8. eIs 11:14

In other versions

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.”

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.”

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.

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.”

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.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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.