Zephaniah 2:11
Terrible will Yahweh be against them, for he hath caused to waste away all the gods of the earth, that men may bow down to him, every one from his place, all the coastlands of the nations:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
12Even ye Ethiopians, the slain of my sword were they!
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:38Who used to eat the fat of their sacrifices, To drink the wine of their libations? Let them rise up and help you, Let them be over you for a coveting!
Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth, will remember and turn to Yahweh, Yea all the families of the nations, will bow themselves down before thee,
Psalms 72:8So let him have dominion, From sea to sea, And from the River [="Euphrates"] unto the ends of the earth;
Psalms 86:9All nations whom thou hast made, Shall come in and bow down before thee, O My Lord, That they may glorify thy Name.
Psalms 117:1Praise Yahweh, all ye nations, Laud him, all ye tribes of men;
Isaiah 2:2But it shall come to pass, in the afterpart of the days, That the mountain of the house of Yahweh Shall be, set up, as the head of the mountains, And be exalted above the hills,—And all the nations, shall stream thereunto;
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 →