Zephaniah 2:8

Zephaniah 2:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.
• New International Version (NIV)“I have heard the insults of Moab and the taunts of the Ammonites, who insulted my people and made threats against their land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"I have heard the taunts of Moab and the revilings of the Ammonites, how they have taunted my people and made boasts against their territory.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“I have heard the reproach of Moab, And the insults of the people of Ammon, With which they have reproached My people, And made arrogant threats against their borders.

Context of Zephaniah 2:8

6The seacoast will become pasturelands with caves for shepherds and pens for sheep. 7The coastland will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; they will find pasture there. They will lie down in the evening among the houses of Ashkelon, for the Lord their God will return to them and restore their fortunes. I have heard the taunting of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted my people and threatened their territory. 9Therefore, as I live — this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel — Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah: a place overgrown with weeds, a salt pit, and a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of my people will plunder them; the remainder of my nation will dispossess them. 10This is what they get for their pride, because they have taunted and acted arrogantly against the people of the Lord of Armies.

Zephaniah 2:8 word by word

שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ חֶרְפַּ֣ת מוֹאָ֔ב וְגִדּוּפֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֑וֹן אֲשֶׁ֤ר חֵֽרְפוּ֙ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י וַיַּגְדִּ֖ילוּ עַל־גְּבוּלָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I have heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• the reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpâh · reproachH2781
• of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
• and the revilingsגִּדּוּפִיםgiddûph giddûph giddûphâh giddûphâh · revilingH1421
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Ammonעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
• whereby they have reproachedחָרַףchâraph · to tauntH2778
• my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and magnifiedגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431
• against their borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: areaH1366

Cross-references for Zephaniah 2:8

• Jeremiah 48:27Wasn’t Israel a laughingstock to you? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head.”
• Ezekiel 25:8“‘This is what the Lord God says: Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations.”
• Psalms 83:4They say, “Come, let’s wipe them out as a nation so that Israel’s name will no longer be remembered.”
• Jeremiah 49:1About the Ammonites, this is what the Lord says: Does Israel have no sons? Is he without an heir? Why then has Milcom dispossessed Gad and his people settled in their cities?
• Ezekiel 25:3Say to the Ammonites, ‘Hear the word of the Lord God: This is what the Lord God says: Because you said, “Aha!” about my sanctuary when it was desecrated, about the land of Israel when it was laid waste, and about the house of Judah when they went into exile,
• Ezekiel 36:2This is what the Lord God says: Because the enemy has said about you, “Aha! The ancient heights have become our possession,”’
• Amos 1:13The Lord says: I will not relent from punishing the Ammonites for three crimes, even four, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory.

Commentaries on Zephaniah 2:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8I have heard the reproach of Moab - God punished them for the cruel part they had taken in the persecutions of the Jews; for when they lay under the displeasure of God, these nations insulted them in the most provoking manner. See on Amos 1:13; (note), and Genesis 19:25; (note); Deuteronomy 29:23; (note); Isaiah 13:19; (note); Isaiah 34:13; (note); Jeremiah 49:18; (note); Jeremiah 50:40; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8I - Dionysius: “God, Who know all things, “I heard” that is, have known within Me, in My mind, not anew but from eternity, and now I shew in effect that I know it; wherefore I say that I hear, because I act after the manner of one who perceiveth something anew.” I, the just Judge, heard (see Isaiah 16:6; Jeremiah 48:39; Ezekiel 35:12-13). He was present and “heard,” even when, because He avenged not, He seemed not to hear, but laid it up in store with Him…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-15Verses 4-15 Those are really in a woful condition who have the word of the Lord against them, for no word of his shall fall to the ground. God will restore his people to their rights, though long kept from them. It has been the common lot of God's people, in all ages, to be reproached and reviled. God shall be worshipped, not only by all Israel, and the strangers who join them, but by the heathen. Remote nations must be reckoned with for the wrongs done…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The Moabites and Ammonites were traditional enemies of Israel. The Israelites often fought them (see 2 Kings 3:1–27; 2 Chronicles 20:1–30), and they remained enemies until the end (2 Kings 25:25; Jeremiah 40:11–14). taunted … threatened their borders: The Israelites faced repeated attacks from the Moabites and Ammonites (see Amos 1:13) and also suffered insults about their victories.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. I have heard--A seasonable consolation to Judah when wantonly assailed by Moab and Ammon with impunity: God saith, "I have heard it all, though I might seem to men not to have observed it because I did not immediately inflict punishment." magnified themselves--acted haughtily, invading the territory of Judah (Jr 48:29; 49:1; compare Zep 2:10; Psa 35:26; Ob 12).Read the comment

Topics related to Zephaniah 2:8

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Commentaries on Zephaniah 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings