Zephaniah 2:8-10

Contemporary English Version

^8 (A) The Lord All-Powerful,
    the God of Israel, said:
I've heard Moab and Ammon
insult my people
    and threaten their nation.^[a]
9 (B) And so, I swear by my very life
that Moab and Ammon will end up
    like Sodom and Gomorrah—
covered with thornbushes
    and salt pits forever.
Then my people who survive
    will take their land.
¹⁰ This is how Moab and Ammon
will at last be repaid
    for their pride—
and for sneering at the nation
that belongs to me,
    the Lord All-Powerful.