Zephaniah 2:12
Even ye Ethiopians, the slain of my sword were they!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 10:5Alas! for Assyria, the rod of mine anger,—Yea, the very staff in their hand, is, my displeasure:
Isaiah 18:1Ho! thou land of the buzzing of wings,—Which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:
Isaiah 20:4So, shall the king of Assyria lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Ethiopia young and old disrobed and barefoot, with their persons behind Uncovered the shame of Egypt.
Isaiah 43:3For, I,—Yahweh, am, Thy God, The Holy One of Israel Ready to save thee,—I have given, as thy ransom, Egypt, Ethiopia and Seba, in thy stead.
Jeremiah 47:6Ah! thou sword of Yahweh, How long, wilt thou not be quiet? Withdraw into thy scabbard, Rest thyself and be still.
Ezekiel 30:4Then shall come a sword into Egypt, And there shall be a pang in Ethiopia When the deadly wounded one falleth in Egypt,- And they take away her multitude, and, her foundations, are 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 →