Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"Now as for you, Cush, you will surely be slain by my sword!
A Conservative Version
Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.
American Standard Version
Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.
Amplified
“You also, O Ethiopians, will be slain by My sword.”
Bible in Basic English
And you Ethiopians will be put to death by my sword.
Darby Translation
Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be the slain of my sword.
Julia Smith Translation
Also ye Cushites, they being wounded by my sword.
King James 2000
You Ethiopians also, you shall be slain by my sword.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You also, O Cushites, they shall be killed by my sword.
Modern King James verseion
You Ethiopians also shall be slain by My sword.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Ye Ethiopians also shall perish with my sword:
NET Bible
"You Ethiopians will also die by my sword!"
New Heart English Bible
You Cushites also, you will be killed by my sword.
The Emphasized Bible
Even ye Ethiopians, the slain of my sword were they!
Webster
Ye Cushites also, ye shall be slain by my sword.
World English Bible
You Cushites also, you will be killed by my sword.
Youngs Literal Translation
Also ye, O Cushim, pierced of My sword are they.
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Zephaniah 2:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Cush And Assyria Will Be Destroyed
11
Jehovah will fill them with fear for he will starve (emaciate) all the gods of the earth! Men will worship him, each one from his place, even the coastlands of the nations.
12
Cross References
Isaiah 18:1-7
Woe to the land of whirring wings which lies beyond the rivers of Ethiopia (Cush).
Isaiah 20:4-5
so the king of Assyria will lead away stripped and barefoot the Egyptian captives and Cushite exiles, young and old, with buttocks bared to Egypt's shame.
Ezekiel 30:4-9
There will be war in Egypt and anguish in Ethiopia. Many Egyptians will fall dead. People will take away Egypt's wealth, and its foundations will be torn down.
Psalm 17:13
Arise, O Jehovah and confront them! Bring them to their knees! With your sword rescue my life from the wicked.
Isaiah 10:5
How horrible it will be for Assyria! It is the rod of my anger. My fury is in the staff of the Assyrians' hands.
Isaiah 13:5
They come from a far country, from the extremities of the heavens (horizons). Jehovah and his instruments of indignation come to destroy the whole land.
Isaiah 43:3
I AM JEHOVAH YOUR GOD, THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL, YOUR SAVIOR. Egypt is the ransom I exchanged for you. Sudan and Seba are the price I paid for you.
Jeremiah 46:9-10
Go into battle, you horsemen. Drive wildly, you chariot drivers. March into battle, you warriors, you warriors from Sudan and Put who carry shields, you warriors from Lydia who use bows and arrows.
Jeremiah 47:6-7
You cry out: Sword of Jehovah, how long will you keep on fighting? Go back into your sheath. Stay there and rest!
Jeremiah 51:20-23
He says: You are my war-club, my weapon of war. I shatter nations with you and with you I destroy kingdoms.