Zephaniah 2:15

Good News Translation

That is what will happen to the city that is so proud of its own power and thinks it is safe. Its people think that their city is the greatest in the world. What a desolate place it will become, a place where wild animals will rest! Everyone who passes by will shrink back in horror.

Cross References

Job 16:4

If you were in my place and I in yours, I could say everything you are saying. I could shake my head wisely and drown you with a flood of words.

Job 27:23

The wind howls at them as they run, frightening them with destructive power.

Isaiah 22:2

The whole city is in an uproar, filled with noise and excitement. Your people who died in this war did not die fighting.

Isaiah 32:11

You have been living an easy life, free from worries; but now, tremble with fear! Strip off your clothes and tie rags around your waist.

Isaiah 32:14

Even the palace will be abandoned and the capital city totally deserted. Homes and the forts that guarded them will be in ruins forever. Wild donkeys will roam there, and sheep will find pasture there.

Isaiah 32:9

You women who live an easy life, free from worries, listen to what I am saying.

Isaiah 47:10

“You felt sure of yourself in your evil; you thought that no one could see you. Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray, and you said to yourself, ‘I am God— there is no one else like me.’

Jeremiah 18:16

They have made this land a thing of horror, to be despised forever. All who pass by will be shocked at what they see; they will shake their heads in amazement.

Jeremiah 19:8

I will bring such terrible destruction on this city that everyone who passes by will be shocked and amazed.

Jeremiah 50:13

Because of my anger no one will live in Babylon; it will be left in ruins, and all who pass by will be shocked and amazed.

Lamentations 1:1

How lonely lies Jerusalem, once so full of people! Once honored by the world, she is now like a widow; The noblest of cities has fallen into slavery.

Lamentations 2:1

The Lord in his anger has covered Zion with darkness. Its heavenly splendor he has turned into ruins. On the day of his anger he abandoned even his Temple.

Lamentations 2:15

People passing by the city look at you in scorn. They shake their heads and laugh at Jerusalem's ruins: “Is this that lovely city? Is this the pride of the world?”

Ezekiel 27:36

You are gone, gone forever, and merchants all over the world are terrified, afraid that they will share your fate.”

Ezekiel 28:2

“Mortal man,” he said, “tell the ruler of Tyre what I, the Sovereign Lord, am saying to him: Puffed up with pride, you claim to be a god. You say that like a god you sit on a throne, surrounded by the seas. You may pretend to be a god, but, no, you are mortal, not divine.

Ezekiel 28:9

When they come to kill you, will you still claim that you are a god? When you face your murderers, you will be mortal and not at all divine.

Ezekiel 29:3

Say that this is what the Sovereign Lord is telling the king of Egypt: I am your enemy, you monster crocodile, lying in the river. You say that the Nile is yours and that you made it.

Daniel 4:27

So then, Your Majesty, follow my advice. Stop sinning, do what is right, and be merciful to the poor. Then you will continue to be prosperous.”

Nahum 3:19

There is no remedy for your injuries, and your wounds cannot be healed. All those who hear the news of your destruction clap their hands for joy. Did anyone escape your endless cruelty?

Habakkuk 1:7

They spread fear and terror, and in their pride they are a law to themselves.

Matthew 27:39

People passing by shook their heads and hurled insults at Jesus: