Zephaniah 2:9

New International Reader's Version

So Moab will become like Sodom,” announces the Lord who rules over all. “Ammon will be like Gomorrah. Weeds and salt pits will cover those countries. They will be dry and empty deserts forever. Those who are still left alive among my people will take all their valuable things. So they will receive those lands as their own. And that is just as sure as I am alive.” The Lord is the God of Israel.

Cross References

Isaiah 11:14

Together they will rush down the slopes of Philistia to the west. They’ll take what belongs to the people of the east. They’ll take over Edom and Moab. The people of Ammon will be under their control.

Isaiah 25:10

The Lord’s power will keep Mount Zion safe. But the people of Moab will be crushed in their land. They will be crushed just as straw is crushed in animal waste.

Isaiah 49:18

Look up. Look all around you. All your people are getting together to come back to you. You can be sure that I live,” announces the Lord. “And you can be just as sure that your people will be like decorations you will wear. Like a bride, you will wear them proudly.

Jeremiah 46:18

“I am the King. My name is the Lord Who Rules Over All. Someone will come who is like Mount Tabor among the mountains. He is like Mount Carmel by the Mediterranean Sea. And that is just as sure as I am alive,” announces the King.

Jeremiah 48:1

Here is what the Lord says about Moab. The Lord who rules over all is the God of Israel. He says, “How terrible it will be for the city of Nebo! It will be destroyed. Kiriathaim will be captured. It will be put to shame. Its fort will be broken down. It will be put to shame.

Jeremiah 49:1

Here is what the Lord says about the people of Ammon. He says, “Doesn’t Israel have any sons? Doesn’t Israel have anyone to take over the family property? Then why has the god named Molek taken over Gad? Why do those who worship him live in its towns?

Jeremiah 49:18

Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed. So were the towns that were near them,” says the Lord. “You will be just like them. No one will live in your land. No human beings will stay there.

Jeremiah 49:33

“Hazor will become a home for wild dogs. It will be a dry and empty desert forever. No one will live in that land. No human beings will stay there.”

Jeremiah 50:40

I destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. I also destroyed the towns that were near them,” announces the Lord. “Babylon will be just like them. No one will live there. No human beings will stay there.

Amos 1:13

The Lord says, “The people of Ammon have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They ripped open the pregnant women in Gilead. They wanted to add land to their territory.

Amos 2:1

The Lord says, “The people of Moab have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They burned the bones of Edom’s king to ashes.

Zephaniah 2:14

Flocks and herds will lie down there. So will creatures of every kind. Desert owls and screech owls will rest on its pillars. The sound of their hooting will echo through the windows. The doorways will be full of trash. The cedar beams will be showing.

Zephaniah 2:7

That land will belong to those who are still left alive among the people of Judah. They will find grasslands there. They will take over the houses in Ashkelon and live in them. The Lord their God will take care of them. He will bless them with great success again.

Zephaniah 3:13

They will not do anything wrong. They will not tell any lies. They will not say anything to fool other people. They will eat and lie down in peace. And no one will make them afraid.”

Zechariah 2:13

All you people of the world, be still because the Lord is coming. He is getting ready to come down from his holy temple in heaven.”

Numbers 14:21

You can be sure that I live. You can be just as sure that my glory fills the whole earth.

Romans 14:11

It is written, “ ‘You can be sure that I live,’ says the Lord. ‘And you can be just as sure that everyone will kneel down in front of me. Every tongue will have to tell the truth about God.’ ” (Isaiah 45:23)

Deuteronomy 29:22

Even your children’s children will see the troubles that have fallen on the land. They’ll see the sicknesses the Lord has brought on it. People who come from countries far away will also see those things.

Deuteronomy 29:23

The whole land will be burned up. Nothing but salt and sulfur will be left. Nothing will be planted there. Nothing will grow there. In fact, nothing will even start to grow there. The land will be like Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim after they were destroyed. The Lord wiped out those cities because he was very angry.