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10 Shame will be payback for their arrogance and pride, because they taunted and belittled those who are faithful to the Eternal, Commander of heavenly armies. 11 And the Eternal will strike terror in their hearts because He will starve out all their so-called gods from the face of the earth. And so all the different people who live along the coasts will bow low before Him; everyone will worship Him from where he lives.

Eternal One: 12 As for you, Ethiopia to the south, you will die by My sword.

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10 This is what they will get in return for their pride,(A)
    for insulting(B) and mocking
    the people of the Lord Almighty.(C)
11 The Lord will be awesome(D) to them
    when he destroys all the gods(E) of the earth.(F)
Distant nations will bow down to him,(G)
    all of them in their own lands.

Cush

12 “You Cushites,[a](H) too,
    will be slain by my sword.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 2:12 That is, people from the upper Nile region