Zephaniah 2:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsZephaniah 2:9 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
לָכֵ֣ן
kên
H3651
thus
חַי
chay
H2416
living
אָ֡נִי
ʼănîy
H589
I
נְאֻם֩
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהוָ֨ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צְבָא֜וֹת
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
אֱלֹהֵ֣י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
מוֹאָ֞ב
Môwʼâb
H4124
Moab
כִּסְדֹ֤ם
Çᵉdôm
H5467
Sodom
תִּֽהְיֶה֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
וּבְנֵ֤י
bên
H1121
son
עַמּוֹן֙
ʻAmmôwn
H5983
Ammon
כַּֽעֲמֹרָ֔ה
ʻĂmôrâh
H6017
Gomorrah
מִמְשַׁ֥ק
mimshâq
H4476
possession
חָר֛וּל
chârûwl
H2738
nettles
וּמִכְרֵה
mikreh
H4379
pit
מֶ֥לַח
melach
H4417
salt
וּשְׁמָמָ֖ה
shᵉmâmâh
H8077
desolation
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
עוֹלָ֑ם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
שְׁאֵרִ֤ית
shᵉʼêrîyth
H7611
remnant
עַמִּי֙
ʻam
H5971
people
יְבָזּ֔וּם
bâzaz
H962
to plunder
וְיֶ֥תֶר
yether
H3499
remainder
גוי
gôwy
H1471
nation
גּוֹיִ֖י
gôwy
H1471
nation
יִנְחָלֽוּם
nâchal
H5157
to inherit
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore as I live, says Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel, surely Moab will be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, a possession of nettles, and salt pits, and a perpetual desolation. The remnant of my people will plunder them, and the survivors of my nation will inherit them.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Therefore, I alive”— the declaration of Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel— “that Moab will become like Sodom, and the sons of Ammon like Gomorrah, a possession of the nettle and the pit of salt and a ruin forever. The remnant of my people will plunder them, and the remainder of my nation will occupy them.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).