Revised Literal Translation
Zephaniah 2:11
11Yhwh 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.1
Zephaniah 2:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord will be awesome to them when he destroys all the gods of the earth. Distant nations will bow down to him, all of them in their own lands.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord will be awesome against them; for he will famish all the gods of the earth, and to him shall bow down, each in its place, all the lands of the nations.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord will be awesome to them, For He will reduce to nothing all the gods of the earth; People shall worship Him, Each one from his place, Indeed all the shores of the nations.
Context of Zephaniah 2:11
9Therefore as I live, saith Yhwh of Armies, 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. 10This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of Yhwh of Armies. Yhwh 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. 12Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword. 13And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.
Read all of Zephaniah 2Zephaniah 2:11 word by word
נוֹרָ֤א יְהוָה֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם כִּ֣י רָזָ֔ה אֵ֖ת כָּל־אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וְיִשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־לוֹ֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹ כֹּ֖ל אִיֵּ֥י הַגּוֹיִֽם׃Read the interlinear
- Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- terribleיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
- unto them: for he will famishרָזָהrâzâh · be leanH7329
- all the godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- shall worshipשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
- him, every oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
- from his placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
- all the islesאִי'îy · coastlandH339
- of the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
Cross-references for Zephaniah 2:11
- Deuteronomy 32:38Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection.
- Hosea 2:17For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.
- Zechariah 13:2And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Yhwh of Armies, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.
- Psalms 2:8Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
- Psalms 22:27All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto Yhwh: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
- Psalms 72:8He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
- Psalms 86:9All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
- Psalms 97:6The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.
- Psalms 117:1O praise Yhwh, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
- Psalms 138:4All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Yhwh, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
- Isaiah 2:2And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of Yhwh's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
- Isaiah 11:9They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Yhwh, as the waters cover the sea.
- Micah 4:1But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of Yhwh shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.
- Zechariah 2:11And many nations shall be joined to Yhwh in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that Yhwh of Armies hath sent me unto thee.
- Zechariah 8:20Thus saith Yhwh of Armies; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:
- Zechariah 14:9And Yhwh shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Yhwh, and his name one.
Commentaries on Zephaniah 2:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11He will famish all the gods of the earth - They shall have no more sacrifices; their worship shall be entirely destroyed. Idolaters supposed that their gods actually fed on the fumes and spirituous exhalations that arose from the burnt-offerings which they made unto their idols. It is in reference to this opinion that the Lord says, "He will famish all the gods of the land."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. 11nations … will bow in worship to Him: At the end of history, everyone everywhere will worship God alone (Zephaniah 3:9; Psalm 66:4; Micah 4:1–2; Zechariah 14:16).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. famish--bring low by taking from the idols their former fame; as beasts are famished by their food being withheld. Also by destroying the kingdoms under the tutelage of idols (Psa 96:4; Is 46:1). gods of the earth--who have their existence only on earth, not in heaven as the true God. every one from his place--each in his own Gentile home, taught by the Jews in the true religion: not in Jerusalem alone shall men worship God, but everywhere (Psa 68:29…Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Zephaniah 2:11 famish: Heb. make lean. ↩
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
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