Zephaniah 2:11

Judgment

⁹ Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah— a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.”

¹⁰ This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts.

The LORD will be terrifying to them when He starves all the gods of the earth. Then the nations of every shore will bow in worship to Him, each in its own place.

¹² “You too, O Cushites, will be slain by My sword.”

¹³ And He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as a desert.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: The LORD will be terrifying to them when He starves all the gods of the earth. Then the nations of every shore will bow in worship to Him, each in its own place.
KJV: 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.
WEB: The LORD will be awesome to them, for he will famish all the gods of the land. Men will worship him, everyone from his place, even all the shores of the nations.
ASV: Jehovah 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 nations.
DARBY: Jehovah will be terrible unto them; for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and all the isles of the nations shall worship him, every one from his place.
BLB: Fearsome [is] YHWH against them, for he will starve all the gods of the earth; and will bow down to Him all the coasts of the nations, each man from his place.

ÅB: Forferdelig skal Herren vise seg mot dem; for han skal tilintetgjøre alle jordens guder, og alle hedningenes kyster skal tilbe ham, hvert folk på sitt sted.
OTB: Herren skal være fryktinngytende for dem,
For Han skal redusere alle jordens guder;
Og alle nasjonenes kystland skal bøye seg for Ham,
Hver fra sitt eget sted.
B1930: Forferdelig skal Herren vise sig mot dem; for han skal tilintetgjøre alle jordens guder, og alle hedningenes kyster skal tilbede ham, hvert folk på sitt sted.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Micah 4:1–3
In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to it.
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Zechariah 14:9–21
On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone.
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Zechariah 13:2
And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land.
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Zechariah 2:11
“On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you.
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Isaiah 2:2–4
In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.
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Psalms 72:8–11
May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
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Hosea 2:17
For I will remove from her lips the names of the Baals; no longer will their names be invoked.
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Isaiah 24:14–16
They raise their voices, they shout for joy; from the west they proclaim the majesty of the LORD.
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