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Zephaniah 2:12

Judgment

10 This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.

11 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.

Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.

13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.

14 And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.

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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

    And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.

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  • Isaiah 18:1–7

    Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:

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  • Jeremiah 51:20–23

    Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;

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  • Jeremiah 46:9–10

    Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.

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  • Isaiah 13:5

    They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.

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  • Isaiah 20:4–5

    So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.

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  • Isaiah 43:3

    For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

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  • Psalms 17:13

    Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:

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