Zephaniah 2:15

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Nineveh is so proud now. It is such a happy city. The people think they are safe. They think Nineveh is the greatest place in the world, but it will be destroyed! It will be an empty place where only wild animals go to rest. People who pass by will whistle and shake their heads when they see how badly the city was destroyed.

Cross References

Ezekiel 28:2

“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: “‘You are very proud! And you say, “I am a god! I sit on the seat of gods in the middle of the seas.” “‘But you are a man and not God! You only think you are a god.

Nahum 3:19

Nineveh, you have been hurt badly, and nothing can heal your wound. Everyone who hears the news of your destruction claps their hands. They are all happy, because they all felt the pain you caused again and again.

Isaiah 22:2

This city was so happy, but now there is a terrible uproar. There are bodies lying everywhere, but they were not killed with swords. The people died, but not while fighting.

Ezekiel 28:9

That person will kill you. Will you still say, “I am a god”? No, he will have you in his power! You will see that you are a man, not God!

Lamentations 2:15

Those who pass by on the road clap their hands and laugh at you. They make fun of Jerusalem, shaking their heads at the sight of her. They ask, “Is this the city that people called ‘The Most Beautiful City’ and ‘The Joy of all the Earth’?”

Lamentations 1:1

Jerusalem once was a city full of people, but now the city is so empty. She was one of the greatest cities in the world, but now she is like a poor widow. She was once a princess among cities, but now she has been made a slave.

Jeremiah 19:8

I will completely destroy this city. People will whistle and shake their heads when they pass by Jerusalem. They will be shocked when they see how the city was destroyed.

Matthew 27:39

People walked by and shouted insults at Jesus. They shook their heads

Ezekiel 29:3

Say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: “‘I am against you, Pharaoh, king of Egypt. You are the great monster lying beside the Nile River. You say, “This is my river! I made this river!”

Ezekiel 27:36

The merchants in other nations whistle about you. What happened to you will frighten people, because you were destroyed. You are gone forever.’”

Lamentations 2:1

Look how the Lord has covered daughter Zion with the cloud of his anger. He has thrown her, the glory of Israel, from the sky to the ground. In his anger he showed no care even for the Temple where he rests his feet.

Isaiah 32:9

Some of you women are calm now; you feel safe. But you should stand and listen to the words I say.

Job 27:23

It will make a sound like clapping hands as they run away. It will whistle at them as they run from their homes.”

Job 16:4

I also could say the same things you say, if you had my troubles. I could say wise things against you and shake my head at you.

Isaiah 32:11

Women, you are calm now, but you should be afraid. You feel safe now, but you should be worried. Take off your nice clothes and put on sackcloth. Wrap it around your waist.

Isaiah 32:14

People will leave the capital city. The palace and towers will be left empty. People will not live in houses—they will live in caves. Wild donkeys and sheep will live in the city—animals will go there to eat grass.

Jeremiah 18:16

So their land will become an empty desert, a place for people from now on to make fun of. All who pass by there will be shocked by what has happened. They will just shake their heads at what they see.

Isaiah 47:10

You do bad things but still feel safe. You say to yourself, ‘No one sees the wrong I do.’ You thought that your wisdom and knowledge would save you. You tell yourself, ‘I alone am important, and no one else matters.’

Jeremiah 50:13

The Lord will show his anger, so no one will live there. Babylon will be completely empty. Everyone who passes by Babylon will be afraid. They will shake their heads when they see how badly it has been destroyed.

Daniel 4:27

So, King, please accept my advice. Stop sinning and do what is right. Stop doing bad things and be kind to poor people. Then you might continue to be successful.”

Habakkuk 1:7

The Babylonians will scare the other people. They will do what they want to do and go where they want to go.