Zephaniah 1:13

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Their possessions will be taken, their homes left in ruins. They won't get to live in the houses they build, or drink wine from the grapes in their own vineyards.

Cross References

Isaiah 6:11

Then I asked the LORD, “How long will this last?” The LORD answered: Until their towns are destroyed and their houses are deserted, until their fields are empty,

Jeremiah 15:13

I will give them everything you own, because you have sinned everywhere in your country.

Jeremiah 4:20

I see the enemy defeating us time after time, leaving everything in ruins. Even my own home is destroyed in a moment.

Jeremiah 4:7

An army will come out, like a lion from its den. It will destroy nations and leave your towns empty and in ruins.”

Jeremiah 5:17

This nation will eat your crops and livestock; they will leave no fruit on your vines or trees. And although you feel safe behind thick walls, your towns will be destroyed and your children killed.

Jeremiah 9:11

I heard the LORD reply, “When I have finished, Jerusalem and the towns of Judah will be piles of ruins where only jackals live.”

Jeremiah 9:19

Now those of us on Zion cry, ‘We are ruined! We can't stand the shame. Our homes have been destroyed, and we must leave our land.’

Lamentations 5:2

Foreigners and strangers have taken our land and our homes.

Ezekiel 22:31

So in my fierce anger, I will punish the Israelites for what they have done, and they will know that I am furious. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Ezekiel 7:19

Your silver and gold will be thrown into the streets like rubbish, because those are the two things that led you into sin, and now they cannot save you from my anger. They are not even worth enough to buy food.

Ezekiel 7:21

Wicked foreigners will rob and disgrace you.

Ezekiel 7:24

so I will tell the most wicked nations to come and take over your homes. They will put an end to the pride you have in your strong army, and they will make your places of worship unfit to use.

Amos 5:11

you abuse the poor and demand heavy taxes from them. You have built expensive homes, but you won't enjoy them; you have planted vineyards, but you will get no wine.

Micah 3:12

And so, because of you, Jerusalem will be ploughed under and left in ruins. Thorns will cover the mountain where the temple now stands.

Micah 6:15

You won't harvest what you plant or use the oil from your olive trees or drink the wine from grapes you grow.

Zephaniah 1:9

I will punish worshippers of pagan gods and cruel palace officials who abuse their power.

Deuteronomy 28:30

A man will be engaged to a woman, but before they can get married, she will be raped by enemy soldiers. Some of you will build houses, but never get to live in them. If you plant a vineyard, you won't be around long enough to enjoy the first harvest.

Deuteronomy 28:39

You will plant vineyards and work hard at taking care of them, but you won't gather any grapes, much less get any wine, and the vines themselves will be eaten by worms.

Deuteronomy 28:51

They will take your cattle, sheep, goats, grain, wine, and olive oil, then leave you to starve.