Parallel Verses New Living Translation Now, as surely as I live," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, "Moab and Ammon will be destroyed--destroyed as completely as Sodom and Gomorrah. Their land will become a place of stinging nettles, salt pits, and eternal desolation. The remnant of my people will plunder them and take their land." King James Bible 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 saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them. Darby Bible Translation Therefore, as I live, saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Moab shall certainly be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, a possession of nettles, and salt-pits, and a perpetual desolation; the remnant of my people shall spoil them, and the residue of my nation shall possess them. World English Bible Therefore as I live, says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, surely Moab will be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, a possession of nettles, and salt pits, and a perpetual desolation. The remnant of my people will plunder them, and the survivors of my nation will inherit them. Young's Literal Translation Therefore, I live, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Surely, Moab is as Sodom, And the sons of Ammon as Gomorrah, An overrunning of nettles and salt-pits, And a desolation -- unto the age. A residue of My people do seize them, And a remnant of My nation inherit them. Zephaniah 2:9 Parallel Commentary Wesley's Notes on the Bible2:9 Of nettles - Not cultivated, but over - run with nettles. Salt - pits - A dry, barren earth, fit only to dig salt out of. The residue - That return out of Babylon. Possess them - Settle upon those parts of their lands, that are fit for habitation. Zephaniah 2:9 Parallel Commentaries Library Cross References Genesis 19:24 Then the LORD rained down fire and burning sulfur from the sky on Sodom and Gomorrah. Deuteronomy 29:23 They will exclaim, 'The whole land is devastated by sulfur and salt. It is a wasteland with nothing planted and nothing growing, not even a blade of grass. It is like the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD destroyed in his intense anger.' Isaiah 11:14 They will join forces to swoop down on Philistia to the west. Together they will attack and plunder the nations to the east. They will occupy the lands of Edom and Moab, and Ammon will obey them. Isaiah 15:1 This message came to me concerning Moab: In one night the town of Ar will be leveled, and the city of Kir will be destroyed. Isaiah 25:10 For the LORD's hand of blessing will rest on Jerusalem. But Moab will be crushed. It will be like straw trampled down and left to rot. Jeremiah 48:1 This message was given concerning Moab. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies, the God of Israel, says: "What sorrow awaits the city of Nebo; it will soon lie in ruins. The city of Kiriathaim will be humiliated and captured; the fortress will be humiliated and broken down. Jeremiah 49:1 This message was given concerning the Ammonites. This is what the LORD says: "Are there no descendants of Israel to inherit the land of Gad? Why are you, who worship Molech, living in its towns? Jump to Previous Ammon Armies Breeding Children Desolation Gomorrah Hosts Inherit Israel Live Moab Nation Nettles Perpetual Pits Plunder Possess Possession Remnant Residue Salt Sodom Surely Survivors WasteJump to Next Ammon Armies Breeding Children Desolation Gomorrah Hosts Inherit Israel Live Moab Nation Nettles Perpetual Pits Plunder Possess Possession Remnant Residue Salt Sodom Surely Survivors WasteLinks Zephaniah 2:9 NIVZephaniah 2:9 NLT Zephaniah 2:9 ESV Zephaniah 2:9 NASB Zephaniah 2:9 KJV Zephaniah 2:9 Bible Apps Zephaniah 2:9 Biblia Paralela Zephaniah 2:9 Chinese Bible Zephaniah 2:9 French Bible Zephaniah 2:9 German Bible Zephaniah 2:9 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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