Parallel Verses
NET Bible
The Lord will terrify them, for he will weaken all the gods of the earth. All the distant nations will worship the Lord in their own lands.
New American Standard Bible
The Lord will be
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
when He starves all the gods of the earth.
Then all the distant coastlands of the nations
will bow in worship to Him,
each in its own place.
International Standard Version
The LORD will incite them to terror, because he will cause all the gods of the earth to waste away. They will worship him, every person in his own home, including even the coastlands of the nations."
A Conservative Version
LORD will be terrible to them, for he will famish all the gods of the earth. And men shall worship him, everyone from his place, even all the isles of the nations.
American Standard Version
Jehovah 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 nations.
Amplified
The Lord will be terrifying and awesome to them, for He will starve all the gods of the earth; and all the coastlands of the nations will bow down and worship Him, everyone from his own place.
Bible in Basic English
The Lord will let himself be seen by them: for he will make all the gods of the earth feeble; and men will go down before him in worship, everyone from his place, even all the sea-lands of the nations.
Darby Translation
Jehovah will be terrible unto them; for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and all the isles of the nations shall worship him, every one from his place.
Julia Smith Translation
God being terrible to them, for he made lean all the gods of the earth; and they shall worship to him each from his place, all the isles of the nations.
King James 2000
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 coasts of the nations.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Yahweh [will be] awesome against them, for he will destroy all the gods of the earth and all the lands of the nations; each in its place will bow down to him.
Modern King James verseion
Jehovah will be frightening to them; for He will make all the gods of the earth lean; each man from his place and all the coastlands of the nations shall bow to Him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The LORD shall be grim upon them, and destroy all the goods in the land. And all the Isles of the Heathen shall worship him, every man in his place.
New Heart English Bible
The LORD will be awesome to them, for he will famish all the gods of the land. Men will worship him, everyone from his place, even all the shores of the nations.
The Emphasized Bible
Terrible will Yahweh be against them, for he hath caused to waste away all the gods of the earth, that men may bow down to him, every one from his place, all the coastlands of the nations:
Webster
The LORD will be terrible to 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.
World English Bible
Yahweh will be awesome to them, for he will famish all the gods of the land. Men will worship him, everyone from his place, even all the shores of the nations.
Youngs Literal Translation
Fearful is Jehovah against them, For He made bare all gods of the land, And bow themselves to Him, each from his place, Do all islanders of the nations.
Themes
Ammonites » Prophecies concerning
Desolation » Why desolation comes
Famine » Illustrative of » Destruction of idols
Idolatry » Prophecies relating to
Island » Prophecies concerning
Topics
Interlinear
'elohiym
Shachah
Maqowm
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Zephaniah 2:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judgment Of Judah's Enemies
10 This is how they will be repaid for their arrogance, for they taunted and verbally harassed the people of the Lord who commands armies. 11 The Lord will terrify them, for he will weaken all the gods of the earth. All the distant nations will worship the Lord in their own lands. 12 "You Ethiopians will also die by my sword!"
Names
Cross References
Genesis 10:5
From these the coastlands of the nations were separated into their lands, every one according to its language, according to their families, by their nations.
Psalm 72:8-11
May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth!
Deuteronomy 32:38
who ate the best of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise and help you; let them be your refuge!
Psalm 2:8-12
Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your personal property.
Psalm 22:27-30
Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the Lord and turn to him! Let all the nations worship you!
Psalm 72:17
May his fame endure! May his dynasty last as long as the sun remains in the sky! May they use his name when they formulate their blessings! May all nations consider him to be favored by God!
Psalm 86:9
All the nations, whom you created, will come and worship you, O Lord. They will honor your name.
Psalm 97:6-8
The sky declares his justice, and all the nations see his splendor.
Psalm 117:1-2
Praise the Lord, all you nations! Applaud him, all you foreigners!
Psalm 138:4
Let all the kings of the earth give thanks to you, O Lord, when they hear the words you speak.
Isaiah 2:2-4
In the future the mountain of the Lord's temple will endure as the most important of mountains, and will be the most prominent of hills. All the nations will stream to it,
Isaiah 11:9-10
They will no longer injure or destroy on my entire royal mountain. For there will be universal submission to the Lord's sovereignty, just as the waters completely cover the sea.
Isaiah 24:14-16
They lift their voices and shout joyfully; they praise the majesty of the Lord in the west.
Isaiah 42:4
He will not grow dim or be crushed before establishing justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait in anticipation for his decrees."
Isaiah 42:10
Sing to the Lord a brand new song! Praise him from the horizon of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and everything that lives in it, you coastlands and those who live there!
Isaiah 49:1
Listen to me, you coastlands! Pay attention, you people who live far away! The Lord summoned me from birth; he commissioned me when my mother brought me into the world.
Hosea 2:17
For I will remove the names of the Baal idols from your lips, so that you will never again utter their names!"
Joel 2:11
The voice of the Lord thunders as he leads his army. Indeed, his warriors are innumerable; Surely his command is carried out! Yes, the day of the Lord is awesome and very terrifying -- who can survive it?
Micah 4:1-3
In the future the Lord's Temple Mount will be the most important mountain of all; it will be more prominent than other hills. People will stream to it.
Zephaniah 1:4
"I will attack Judah and all who live in Jerusalem. I will remove from this place every trace of Baal worship, as well as the very memory of the pagan priests.
Zephaniah 3:9
Know for sure that I will then enable the nations to give me acceptable praise. All of them will invoke the Lord's name when they pray, and will worship him in unison.
Zechariah 2:11
"Many nations will join themselves to the Lord on the day of salvation, and they will also be my people. Indeed, I will settle in the midst of you all." Then you will know that the Lord who rules over all has sent me to you.
Zechariah 8:20
The Lord who rules over all says, 'It will someday come to pass that people -- residents of many cities -- will come.
Zechariah 8:23
The Lord who rules over all says, 'In those days ten people from all languages and nations will grasp hold of -- indeed, grab -- the robe of one Jew and say, "Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you."'"
Zechariah 13:2
And also on that day," says the Lord who rules over all, "I will remove the names of the idols from the land and they will never again be remembered. Moreover, I will remove the prophets and the unclean spirit from the land.
Zechariah 14:9-21
The Lord will then be king over all the earth. In that day the Lord will be seen as one with a single name.
Malachi 1:11
For from the east to the west my name will be great among the nations. Incense and pure offerings will be offered in my name everywhere, for my name will be great among the nations," says the Lord who rules over all.
John 4:21-23
Jesus said to her, "Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
1 Timothy 2:8
So I want the men to pray in every place, lifting up holy hands without anger or dispute.
Revelation 11:15
Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying: "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever."