Zephaniah 2:12
And you Ethiopians will be put to death by my sword.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 10:5Ho! Assyrian, the rod of my wrath, the instrument of my punishment!
Isaiah 18:1Ho! land of the sounding of wings, on the other side of the rivers of Ethiopia:
Isaiah 20:4So will the king of Assyria take away the prisoners of Egypt and those forced out of Ethiopia, young and old, unclothed and without shoes, and with backs uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
Isaiah 43:3For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your saviour; I have given Egypt as a price for you, Ethiopia and Seba for you.
Jeremiah 47:6O sword of the Lord, how long will you have no rest? put yourself back into your cover; be at peace, be quiet.
Ezekiel 30:4And a sword will come on Egypt, and cruel pain will be in Ethiopia, when they are falling by the sword in Egypt; and they will take away her wealth and her bases will be broken down.
Matthew Henry on Zephaniah 2:9-12
The Punishment of Various Nations. ( b. c. 612.) 8 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. 9 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 salt-pits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.… Read the whole commentary →