Zephaniah 2:8,10 - Compare All Versions

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“I have heard the insults of Moab and the taunts of the Ammonites, who insulted my people and made threats against their land.

This is what they will get in return for their pride, for insulting and mocking the people of the LORD Almighty.

“I have heard the taunts of Moab and the revilings of the Ammonites, how they have taunted my people and made boasts against their territory.

This shall be their lot in return for their pride, because they taunted and boasted against the people of the LORD of hosts.

“I have heard the taunts of the Moabites and the insults of the Ammonites, mocking my people and invading their borders.

They will receive the wages of their pride, for they have scoffed at the people of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

I have heard the taunting  of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites,  who have taunted my people and threatened their territory.

This is what they get for their pride, because they have taunted and acted arrogantly  against the people of the  LORD of Armies.

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.

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

“I have heard the reproach of Moab, And the insults of the people of Ammon, With which they have reproached My people, And made arrogant threats against their borders.

This they shall have for their pride, Because they have reproached and made arrogant threats Against the people of the LORD of hosts.

“I’ve heard the crude taunts of Moab, the mockeries flung by Ammon, The cruel talk they’ve used to put down my people, their self-important strutting along Israel’s borders. Therefore, as sure as I am the living God,” says GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies, Israel’s personal God, “Moab will become a ruin like Sodom, Ammon a ghost town like Gomorrah, One a field of rocks, the other a sterile salt flat, a moonscape forever. What’s left of my people will finish them off, will pick them clean and take over. This is what they get for their bloated pride, their taunts and mockeries of the people of GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies. GOD will be seen as truly terrible—a Holy Terror. All earth-made gods will shrivel up and blow away; And everyone, wherever they are, far or near, will fall to the ground and worship him. Also you Ethiopians, you, too, will die—I’ll see to it.” * * *

“I’ve heard the crude taunts of Moab, the mockeries flung by Ammon, The cruel talk they’ve used to put down my people, their self-important strutting along Israel’s borders. Therefore, as sure as I am the living God,” says GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies, Israel’s personal God, “Moab will become a ruin like Sodom, Ammon a ghost town like Gomorrah, One a field of rocks, the other a sterile salt flat, a moonscape forever. What’s left of my people will finish them off, will pick them clean and take over. This is what they get for their bloated pride, their taunts and mockeries of the people of GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies. GOD will be seen as truly terrible—a Holy Terror. All earth-made gods will shrivel up and blow away; And everyone, wherever they are, far or near, will fall to the ground and worship him. Also you Ethiopians, you, too, will die—I’ll see to it.” * * *

¶“I have heard the taunting of Moab And the abusive speech of the sons of Ammon, With which they have taunted My people And boasted against their territory.

This they will have in return for their arrogance, because they have taunted and boasted against the people of the LORD of armies.

¶“I have heard the taunting of Moab And the revilings of the sons of Ammon, With which they have taunted My people And become arrogant against their territory [by violating Israel’s boundary and trying to seize its land].

This they shall have in return for their pride, because they have taunted and become arrogant against the people of the LORD of hosts.

“I have heard Moab’s taunts and the Ammonites’ insults. They taunted my people and verbally harassed those living in Judah.

This is how they will be repaid for their arrogance, for they taunted and verbally harassed the people of the LORD who commands armies.