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
The LORD shall be terrible against them for he will weaken all the gods of the earth; and each one from his place shall worship him, even all the isles of the Gentiles.
12
Cross References
Isaiah 18:1-7
Woe to the land which makes shade with her wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:
Isaiah 20:4-5
so shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
Ezekiel 30:4-9
And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great fear shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be destroyed.
Psalm 17:13
Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, with thy sword;
Isaiah 10:5
O Assyrian, rod and staff of my anger, in thy hand have I placed my indignation.
Isaiah 13:5
They come from a far land, from the end of the heavens, even the LORD, and the instruments of his indignation, to destroy the whole earth.
Isaiah 43:3
For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Keeper; I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
Jeremiah 46:9-10
Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.
Jeremiah 47:6-7
O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
Jeremiah 51:20-23
Thou art my hammer, O weapons of war: for with thee I will break in pieces the Gentiles, and with thee I will destroy kingdoms;