Zephaniah 2:9

God's Word

Therefore, I solemnly swear, as I live,” declares the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, “Moab will become like Sodom, and Ammon will become like Gomorrah: a place of weeds, salt pits, and ruins forever. The faithful few of my people will loot them, and those who are left in my nation will take possession of them.”

Cross References

Isaiah 11:14

They will swoop down on the slopes of Philistia in the west. Together they will loot the people of the east. They will conquer Edom and Moab. The people of Ammon will be subject to them.

Isaiah 25:10

The Lord’s power will be on this mountain. Moab will be trampled beneath him like straw that is trampled in a pile of manure.

Isaiah 49:18

Look up, look around, and watch! All of your children are gathering together and returning to you. “I solemnly swear as I live,” declares the Lord, “you will wear all of them like jewels and display them on yourself as a bride would.”

Jeremiah 46:18

“As I live,” declares the king, whose name is the Lord of Armies, “someone who is like Mount Tabor among the mountains will come. Someone who is like Mount Carmel by the sea will come.

Jeremiah 48:1

This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says about Moab: How horrible it will be for Nebo; it will be destroyed. Kiriathaim will be put to shame; it will be captured. Its stronghold will be put to shame and torn down.

Jeremiah 49:1

This is what the Lord says about the people of Ammon: Doesn’t Israel have any children? Doesn’t it have any heirs? Why, then, has the god Milcom  taken over the inheritance of Gad’s descendants? Why do Milcom’s people live in Gad’s cities?

Jeremiah 49:18

Edom will be like Sodom, Gomorrah, and their neighboring cities when they were destroyed. No one will live there. No human will stay there,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 49:33

Hazor will be a place where only jackals live. It will become a permanent wasteland. No one will live there. No human will stay there.

Jeremiah 50:40

Babylon will be like Sodom, Gomorrah, and their neighboring cities when I, God, destroyed them. No one will live there. No human will stay there,” declares the Lord.

Amos 1:13

This is what the Lord says: Because Ammon has committed three crimes, and now a fourth crime, I will not change my plans. The Ammonites enlarged their territory by ripping open pregnant women in Gilead.

Amos 2:1

This is what the Lord says: Because Moab has committed three crimes, and now a fourth crime, I will not change my plans. The Moabites have cremated Edom’s king.

Zephaniah 2:14

Flocks will lie down in it along with animals of every kind. Even pelicans and herons will nest on top of its columns. Listen! A bird will sing in a window. The doorway will be in ruins, because the Lord will expose the cedar beams.

Zephaniah 2:7

The coast will belong to the faithful few from the nation of Judah. There they will graze their sheep. In the evening they will lie down in the houses of Ashkelon. The Lord their God will take care of them and will restore their fortunes.

Zephaniah 3:13

The faithful few in Israel will not do wrong, tell lies, or use their tongues to deceive others. They will graze their sheep and lie down, and there will be no one to terrify them.”

Zechariah 2:13

“Everyone be silent in the presence of the Lord. He is waking up and setting out from his holy dwelling place.”

Numbers 14:21

But as I live and as the glory of the Lord fills the whole earth, I solemnly swear that

Romans 14:11

Scripture says, “As certainly as I live, says the Lord, everyone will worship me, and everyone will praise God.”

Deuteronomy 29:22

Then the next generation of your children and foreigners who come from distant countries will see the plagues that have happened in this land and the diseases the Lord sent here.

Deuteronomy 29:23

They will see all the soil poisoned with sulfur and salt. Nothing will be planted. Nothing will be growing. There will be no plants in sight. It will be as desolate as Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, cities the Lord destroyed in fierce anger.