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Zephaniah 2:12

Judgment

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

11 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.

“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.

14 Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar.

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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
“You too, O Cushites, will be slain by My sword.”
KJV
Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.
WEB
You Cushites also, you will be killed by my sword.
ASV
Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.
DARBY
Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be the slain of my sword.
BLB
“Also you⁺, O Cushites—they will be slain by My sword.”
ÅB
Også dere etiopere blir gjennomboret av mitt sverd.
OTB
“Også dere, kusjitter,
Skal bli drept av Mitt sverd.”
B1930
Også I etiopere blir gjennemboret av mitt sverd.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 30:4–9

    A sword will come against Egypt, and there will be anguish in Cush when the slain fall in Egypt, its wealth is taken away, and its foundations are torn down.

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  • Isaiah 18:1–7

    Woe to the land of whirring wings, along the rivers of Cush,

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  • Jeremiah 51:20–23

    “You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.

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  • Jeremiah 46:9–10

    Advance, O horses! Race furiously, O chariots! Let the warriors come forth— Cush and Put carrying their shields, men of Lydia drawing the bow.

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  • Isaiah 13:5

    They are coming from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens— the LORD and the weapons of His wrath— to destroy the whole country.

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  • Isaiah 20:4–5

    so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.

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  • Isaiah 43:3

    For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.

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  • Psalms 17:13

    Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,

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