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Zephaniah 2:11

King James Version (KJV)

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Zephaniah 2:11

Verse 11 of 15

Scripture focus

The LORD [will be] terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and [men] shall worship him, every one from his place, [even] all the isles of the heathen.

Zephaniah 2:11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Zephaniah 2:11

Theological / Devotional

Famish. Heb. razah, “to diminish.” The prophet was looking forward to the time when God would cause “all the gods of the earth” to diminish, a time when they would have no more worshipers to offer them sacrifices.

Every one. See Isa. 19:18, 19; Mal. 1:11.

Isles. Or, “coastlands.” A reference to distant countries reached by sea travel.

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