Zephaniah:2:8-15
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I have heard the reproach of Moab ,
And the insults of the people of Ammon ,
With which they have reproached My people ,
And made arrogant threats against their borders .
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Therefore ,
as I live ,"
Says the LORD of hosts ,
the God of Israel , "
Surely Moab shall be like Sodom ,
And the people of Ammon like Gomorrah --
Overrun with weeds and saltpits ,
And a perpetual desolation .
The residue of My people shall plunder them ,
And the remnant of My people shall possess them ."
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This they shall have for their pride ,
Because they have reproached and made arrogant threats Against the people of the LORD of hosts .
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The LORD will be awesome to them ,
For He will reduce to nothing all the gods of the earth ;
People shall worship Him ,
Each one from his place ,
Indeed all the shores of the nations .
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You Ethiopians also ,
You shall be slain by My sword ."
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And He will stretch out His hand against the north ,
Destroy Assyria ,
And make Nineveh a desolation ,
As dry as the wilderness .
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The herds shall lie down in her midst ,
Every beast of the nation .
Both the pelican and the bittern Shall lodge on the capitals of her pillars ;
Their voice shall sing in the windows ;
Desolation shall be at the threshold ;
For He will lay bare the cedar work .
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This is the rejoicing city That dwelt securely ,
That said in her heart , "
I am it ,
and there is none besides me ."
How has she become a desolation ,
A place for beasts to lie down !
Everyone who passes by her Shall hiss and shake his fist .
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