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Zephaniah 2:9

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.

KJV

Propterea vivo ego, dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israël, quia Moab ut Sodoma erit, et filii Ammon quasi Gomorrha : siccitas spinarum, et acervi salis, et desertum usque in æternum : reliquiæ populi mei diripient eos, et residui gentis meæ possidebunt illos.

Vulgate

διὰ τοῦτο ζῶ ἐγώ, λέγει Κύριος τῶν δυνάμεων ὁ θεὸς Ἰσραήλ, διότι Μωὰβ ὡς Σόδομα ἔσται, καὶ υἱοὶ Ἀμμὼν ὡς Γόμορρα, καὶ Δαμασκὸς ἐκλελιμμένη ὡς θιμωνιὰ ἅλωνος καὶ ἠφανισμένη εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα· καὶ οἱ κατάλοιποι λαοῦ μου διαρπῶνται αὐτούς, καὶ οἱ κατάλοιποι ἔθνους μου κληρονομήσουσιν αὐτούς.

LXX

Therefore as I live, saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, a possession of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall make a prey of them, and the remnant of my nation shall inherit them.

ASV

לָ/כֵ֣ן חַי אָ֡נִי נְאֻם֩ יְהוָ֨ה צְבָא֜וֹת אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כִּֽי מוֹאָ֞ב כִּ/סְדֹ֤ם תִּֽהְיֶה֙ וּ/בְנֵ֤י עַמּוֹן֙ כַּֽ/עֲמֹרָ֔ה מִמְשַׁ֥ק חָר֛וּל וּ/מִכְרֵה מֶ֥לַח וּ/שְׁמָמָ֖ה עַד עוֹלָ֑ם שְׁאֵרִ֤ית עַמִּ/י֙ יְבָזּ֔וּ/ם וְ/יֶ֥תֶר גוי גּוֹיִ֖/י יִנְחָלֽוּ/ם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

28 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲנִ֥י
'ny
pronoun · 862×
בֹ֣ז
bz
verb · 43×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
גּוֹיִ֔ם
gvym
noun · 557×
חַי
chy
verb · 502×
חָר֣וּל
chrvl
noun · 3×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יֶ֣תֶר
ytr
noun · 102×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
כֵ֗ן
kn
adjective · 767×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
ם
m
verb · 57×
מִכְרֵה
mkrh
noun · 1×
מִמְשַׁ֥ק
mmshq
noun · 1×
מֶ֑לַח
mlch
noun · 29×
מוֹאָ֔ב
mv'b
proper_noun · 180×
נְאֻם
n'm
noun · 374×
סְדֹ֣ם
sdm
proper_noun · 39×
עֲמֹרָ֔ה
'mrh
proper_noun · 19×
עַד
'd
noun · 1257×
עַמּ֔וֹן
'mvn
proper_noun · 105×
עוֹלָֽם
'vlm
noun · 427×
צְבָא֖וֹת
tsb'vt
noun · 480×
שְׁאֵרִ֣ית
sh'ryt
noun · 66×
שְׁמָמָ֔ה
shmmh
noun · 56×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Pet 2:6 — And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;
  • Amos 1:13 — Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they
  • Deut 29:23 — And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, whic
  • Deut 29:23 — And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, whic
  • Ezek 25:1 — The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
  • Gen 19:24 — Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
  • Gen 19:24 — Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
  • Isa 11:14 — But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey
  • Isa 13:19 — And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
  • Isa 13:19 — And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
  • Isa 15:1 — The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;
  • Isa 25:10 — For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill.
  • Isa 25:10 — For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill.
  • Isa 34:9 — And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.
  • Isa 34:13 — And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.
  • Isa 49:18 — Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bin
  • Jer 17:6 — For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
  • Jer 46:18 — As I live, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.
  • Jer 48:1 — Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.
  • Jer 49:18 — As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.
  • Jer 49:18 — As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.
  • Jer 49:33 — And Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons, and a desolation for ever: there shall no man abide there, nor any son of man dwell in it.
  • Joel 3:19 — Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
  • Luke 17:29 — But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
  • Mic 5:7 — And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.
  • Rom 14:11 — For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
  • Zeph 2:7 — And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn
  • Zeph 2:7 — And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn
  • Zeph 2:14 — 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; desolati
  • Zeph 3:13 — The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.