Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
You also, O Cushites, they shall be killed by my sword.
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.
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 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. 12 You also, O Cushites, they shall be killed by my sword. 13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and he will destroy Assyria and will make Nineveh a desolation, a dry wasteland like the desert.
Cross References
Isaiah 18:1-7
Ah! land [of the] whirring of wings, which [is] beyond the rivers of Cush,
Isaiah 20:4-5
so shall the king of Assyria lead the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old, naked and barefoot, {with bared buttocks}, the shame of Egypt.
Ezekiel 30:4-9
And a sword will come in Egypt, and anguish will be in Cush, at the falling of [the] slain in Egypt. And they will take its wealth, and its foundation will be demolished.
Psalm 17:13
Rise up, O Yahweh, confront {him}. Make him bow down. Rescue with your sword my life from [the] wicked,
Isaiah 10:5
Ah! Assyria, the rod of my anger, and a staff is in their hand: my wrath!
Isaiah 13:5
[They are] coming from a distant land, from the end of the heavens, Yahweh and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy {the whole earth}.
Isaiah 43:3
For I [am] Yahweh, your God, the holy one of Israel, your savior. I give you Egypt [as] ransom, Cush and Seba in place of you.
Jeremiah 46:9-10
Go up, O horses, and drive madly, O chariots, and let the warriors go forth; Cush and Put, who wield [the] small shield, and Lud, who wield [and] bend [the] bow.
Jeremiah 47:6-7
Ah, sword of Yahweh, {how long} will you not be quiet? Gather to your sheath, keep quiet and stand still.
Jeremiah 51:20-23
[He says], "You [are] a war club for me, a weapon of battle, and I smash nations with you, and I destroy kingdoms with you.