Zephaniah 2:11

The Lord shall appear against them, and shall utterly destroy all the gods of the nations of the earth; and they shall worship him every one from his place, even all the islands of the nations.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

10This is their punishment in return for their haughtiness, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the Lord Almighty.

12Ye Ethiopians also are the slain of my sword.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:38The fat of whose sacrifices ye ate, 1 And ye drank the wine of their drink offerings? 1 Let them arise and help you, 1 And be your protectors. 1

Psalms 72:8They have taken counsel and spoken in wickedness: 1 They have uttered unrighteousness loftily. 1

Psalms 117:1Alleluia. 1 Give thanks to the Lord; for he is good: 1 For his mercy endures forever. 1

Isaiah 2:2For in the last days the mountain of the Lord shall be glorious, and the house of God shall be on the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall come 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 →

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