Zephaniah 2:11
The Lord will make them terribly afraid as he starves to death all the gods of the land. Every nation will worship the Lord wherever they are—all around the world.
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12You Ethiopians will be killed by the sword.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:38Who ate the fat of your sacrifices and drank the wine of your drink offerings? Have them come and help you; have them come and protect you!
Psalms 22:27Everyone in the whole world will repent and return to the Lord; all the nations will worship before you.
Psalms 72:8May he rule from sea to sea, from the river to the ends of the earth.
Psalms 86:9You created all the nations, and they will come and bow down before you, Lord. They will declare how wonderful you are.
Psalms 117:1Praise the Lord, all nations; everyone everywhere, praise how wonderful he is!
Isaiah 2:2In the last days the mountain where the Lord's Temple stands will be recognized as the highest of all mountains, rising above other hills. Many from the other nations will travel to it.
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 →