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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/zephaniah/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/zephaniah/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220I have heard the insults of Moab and the taunts of the Ammonites, who insulted my people and made threats against their land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/zephaniah/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“I have heard the taunts of the Moabites and the insults of the Ammonites, mocking my people and invading their borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zephaniah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“I have heard the taunts of Moab and the revilings of the Ammonites, how they have taunted my people and made boasts against their territory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zephaniah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zephaniah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified <i>themselves</i> against their border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zephaniah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zephaniah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I have heard the taunting of Moab And the abusive speech of the sons of Ammon, With which they have taunted My people And boasted against their territory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zephaniah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I have heard the taunting of Moab And the revilings of the sons of Ammon, With which they have taunted My people And become arrogant against their territory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zephaniah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I have heard the taunting of Moab And the revilings of the sons of Ammon, With which they have taunted My people And become arrogant against their territory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zephaniah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“I have heard the reproach of Moab And the revilings of the sons of Ammon, With which they have reproached My people And magnified <i>themselves</i> against their territory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zephaniah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I have heard the taunting of Moab And the revilings of the sons of Ammon, With which they have taunted My people And become arrogant against their territory [by violating Israel’s boundary and trying to seize its land].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zephaniah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have heard the taunting of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted my people and threatened their territory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zephaniah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have heard the taunting of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their territory. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zephaniah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, wherewith they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zephaniah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD All-Powerful, the God of Israel, said: I've heard Moab and Ammon insult my people and threaten their nation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zephaniah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, wherewith they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zephaniah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I have heard the insults from Moab and the mockery from Ammon. They insulted my people and bragged about their territory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zephaniah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD Almighty says, "I have heard the people of Moab and Ammon insulting and taunting my people, and boasting that they would seize their land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zephaniah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"I've heard Moab's insults and the curses from those Ammonites by which they defame my people and boast about their territory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zephaniah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zephaniah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"I have heard Moab's taunts and the Ammonites' insults. They taunted my people and verbally harassed those living in Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zephaniah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the insults of the people of Ammon, with which they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zephaniah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, by which they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zephaniah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the children of Ammon, with which they have reproached my people and magnified themselves against their border. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zephaniah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“I have heard the reproach of Moab, "" And the revilings of the sons of Ammon, "" With which they reproached My people, "" And magnify [themselves] against their border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zephaniah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I have heard the reproach of Moab, And the revilings of the sons of Ammon, Wherewith they reproached My people, And magnify themselves against their border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zephaniah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the sons of Ammon which they reproached my people, and they will magnify against their border.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zephaniah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the blasphemies of the children of Ammon, with which they reproached my people, and have magnified themselves upon their borders. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zephaniah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I have heard about the disgrace of Moab and the blasphemies of the sons of Ammon, by which they have defamed my people and have been magnified beyond their borders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zephaniah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I have heard the taunts uttered by Moab, and the insults of the Ammonites, When they taunted my people and made boasts against their territory. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zephaniah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I have heard the taunts of Moab and the revilings of the Ammonites, how they have taunted my people and made boasts against their territory.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zephaniah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I have heard the reproach of Moab and the blasphemies of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people and magnified themselves against their border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zephaniah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I have heard the insult of Moab and the blasphemy of the children of Amon who insulted my people, and they have magnified themselves against their border<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zephaniah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I have heard the taunt of Moab, And the revilings of the children of Ammon, Wherewith they have taunted My people, And spoken boastfully concerning their border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zephaniah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I have heard the revilings of Moab, and the insults of the children of Ammon, wherewith they have reviled my people, and magnified themselves against my coasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/T0cd_1JKnyY?start=304" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/zephaniah/2.htm">The Judgment on Moab and Ammon</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·ma‘·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">“I have heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/2781.htm" title="2781: ḥer·paṯ (N-fsc) -- A reproach. From charaph. contumely, disgrace, the pudenda.">the reproach</a> <a href="/hebrew/4124.htm" title="4124: mō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Lot, also his desc. and the territory where they settled. ">of Moab</a> <a href="/hebrew/1421.htm" title="1421: wə·ḡid·dū·p̄ê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Revilings, reviling words. Or gidduph; and gidduphah; or gidduphah; from gduwphah; vilification.">and the insults</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">of the Ammonites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5983.htm" title="5983: ‘am·mō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- A people living E. of the Jordan. From am; tribal, i.e. Inbred; Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/2778.htm" title="2778: ḥê·rə·p̄ū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To pull off, to expose, to betroth, to carp at, defame, to spend the winter.">have taunted</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">My people</a> <a href="/hebrew/1431.htm" title="1431: way·yaḡ·dî·lū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To grow up, become great. A primitive root; properly, to twist, i.e. To be large.">and threatened</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: gə·ḇū·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">their borders.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Isaiah 15:1-9</a></span><br />This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night! / Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1-47</a></span><br />Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled. / There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you. / A voice cries out from Horonaim: ‘Devastation and great destruction!’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-13.htm">Amos 1:13-15</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory. / So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest. / Their king will go into exile—he and his princes together,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-1.htm">Ezekiel 25:1-11</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them. / Tell the Ammonites to hear the word of the Lord GOD, for this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you exclaimed, “Aha!” when My sanctuary was profaned, when the land of Israel was laid waste, and when the house of Judah went into exile, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm">Isaiah 16:6-14</a></span><br />We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty. / Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken. / For the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Jeremiah 49:1-6</a></span><br />Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: “Has Israel no sons? Is he without heir? Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad? Why have his people settled in their cities? / Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a heap of ruins, and its villages will be burned. Then Israel will drive out their dispossessors, says the LORD. / Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed; cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; run back and forth within your walls, for Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/83-6.htm">Psalm 83:6-8</a></span><br />the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, / of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre. / Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Isaiah 11:14</a></span><br />They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-25.htm">Jeremiah 9:25-26</a></span><br />“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh— / Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab, and all the inhabitants of the desert who clip the hair of their temples. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-10.htm">Isaiah 25:10-12</a></span><br />For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile. / He will spread out his hands within it, as a swimmer spreads his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, despite the skill of his hands. / The high-walled fortress will be brought down, cast to the ground, into the dust.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Obadiah 1:10-14</a></span><br />Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever. / On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them. / But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-6</a></span><br />When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-21.htm">Jeremiah 25:21</a></span><br />Edom, Moab, and the Ammonites;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Isaiah 14:29-31</a></span><br />Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg. / Then the firstborn of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety, but I will kill your root by famine, and your remnant will be slain. / Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! For a cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there are no stragglers in its ranks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Matthew 11:21-24</a></span><br />“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. / And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.</p><p class="hdg">heard.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/48-27.htm">Jeremiah 48:27-29</a></b></br> For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/25-8.htm">Ezekiel 25:8-11</a></b></br> Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah <i>is</i> like unto all the heathen; … </p><p class="hdg">the revilings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/83-4.htm">Psalm 83:4-7</a></b></br> They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from <i>being</i> a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Jeremiah 49:1</a></b></br> Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why <i>then</i> doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/25-3.htm">Ezekiel 25:3-7</a></b></br> And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/1-13.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/amos/1-13.htm">Ammonites</a> <a href="/daniel/5-20.htm">Arrogant</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/james/3-14.htm">Boastfully</a> <a href="/micah/5-6.htm">Border</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-7.htm">Children</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-2.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-10.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-51.htm">Insulted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-15.htm">Insults</a> <a href="/daniel/10-5.htm">Lifting</a> <a href="/daniel/8-11.htm">Magnified</a> <a href="/daniel/11-39.htm">Magnify</a> <a href="/micah/6-5.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-13.htm">Open</a> <a href="/micah/6-16.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-24.htm">Reproached</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-12.htm">Revilings</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-1.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-6.htm">Taunt</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-23.htm">Taunted</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-6.htm">Taunting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-15.htm">Taunts</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-19.htm">Territory</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-8.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-29.htm">Threats</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Whereby</a> <a href="/micah/6-6.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zephaniah/2-9.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/genesis/19-38.htm">Ammonites</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-10.htm">Arrogant</a> <a href="/matthew/2-18.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-10.htm">Boastfully</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-2.htm">Border</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-9.htm">Children</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-23.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/matthew/5-11.htm">Insulted</a> <a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">Insults</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-18.htm">Lifting</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-10.htm">Magnified</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-10.htm">Magnify</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-9.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-4.htm">Open</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-18.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-10.htm">Reproached</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-4.htm">Revilings</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-5.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Taunt</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-10.htm">Taunted</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-6.htm">Taunting</a> <a href="/luke/23-35.htm">Taunts</a> <a href="/matthew/4-13.htm">Territory</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-10.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/acts/4-17.htm">Threats</a> <a href="/luke/1-18.htm">Whereby</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-12.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-13.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Zephaniah 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zephaniah/2-1.htm">An exhortation to repentance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zephaniah/2-4.htm">The judgment of the Philistines,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">of Moab and Ammon,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zephaniah/2-12.htm">of Ethiopia,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zephaniah/2-13.htm">and of Assyria.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Moab was often in conflict with Israel, and their reproach refers to their disdain and hostility towards God's people. Historically, Moab was located east of the Dead Sea, and its relationship with Israel was marked by both conflict and occasional alliances. The reproach could also be seen as a fulfillment of earlier prophecies against Moab, such as those found in <a href="/isaiah/15.htm">Isaiah 15-16</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/48.htm">Jeremiah 48</a>.<p><b>and the insults of the Ammonites</b><br>The Ammonites, like the Moabites, were descendants of Lot (<a href="/genesis/19-38.htm">Genesis 19:38</a>) and had a history of enmity with Israel. Their insults reflect a deeper animosity and contempt. The Ammonites occupied territory northeast of Moab, and their hostility is documented in several biblical accounts, including their opposition during the time of the Judges (Judges 10-11) and their alliance with other nations against Israel (2 Samuel 10). The insults may also be seen as a violation of the covenantal relationship God had with Israel, as the Ammonites were often aggressors against God's chosen people.<p><b>who have taunted My people</b><br>The taunting of God's people by Moab and Ammon is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, where surrounding nations often mocked and derided Israel. This taunting is not just verbal but also involves actions that undermine and threaten Israel's security and well-being. The phrase underscores the spiritual and moral implications of such behavior, as it is ultimately an affront to God Himself. This taunting is reminiscent of other instances where nations mocked Israel, such as the Philistines in <a href="/1_samuel/17.htm">1 Samuel 17</a> with Goliath's challenge.<p><b>and threatened their borders.</b><br>The threat to Israel's borders by Moab and Ammon highlights the geopolitical tensions of the time. Borders in the ancient Near East were often fluid and contested, and the security of a nation's borders was crucial for its survival. This threat is not only a physical one but also a spiritual challenge, as it represents an attempt to undermine the land that God had promised to His people. The protection of Israel's borders is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, with God often intervening to defend His people, as seen in the accounts of various battles and divine deliverances.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>A nation descended from Lot, located east of the Dead Sea. Historically, Moab had a contentious relationship with Israel, often opposing them.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ammonites.htm">Ammonites</a></b><br>Another nation descended from Lot, situated northeast of Moab. Like Moab, the Ammonites frequently clashed with Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_people.htm">God's People (Israel)</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were often surrounded by hostile nations, including Moab and Ammon.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/reproach_and_insults.htm">Reproach and Insults</a></b><br>The actions of Moab and Ammon against Israel, which included mocking and threatening behavior.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/borders.htm">Borders</a></b><br>The territorial boundaries of Israel, which were often under threat from neighboring nations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god_hears_the_reproach.htm">God Hears the Reproach</a></b><br>God is attentive to the insults and threats against His people. This assures believers that God is aware of their struggles and will act in His timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_enmity.htm">Historical Enmity</a></b><br>Understanding the historical context of Moab and Ammon's enmity with Israel helps us see the long-standing nature of spiritual and physical opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a></b><br>God's response to the reproach of Moab and Ammon reminds us that He is a God of justice who will not let wrongdoing go unpunished.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_our_borders.htm">Guarding Our Borders</a></b><br>Just as Israel's borders were threatened, Christians must be vigilant in guarding their spiritual boundaries against external threats.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_insults.htm">Responding to Insults</a></b><br>Believers can learn to respond to insults and reproach with faith, knowing that God is their defender.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zephaniah_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zephaniah 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_moab_and_ammon_biblically.htm">Who were Moab and Ammon in biblical history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_large_was_king_david's_kingdom.htm">What was the extent of King David's kingdom?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_moab's_pride_align_with_other_reasons.htm">Isaiah 16:6 cites Moab’s pride as a cause for judgment; how does this reasoning align or conflict with other biblical or extrabiblical explanations for Moab’s downfall?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_moab_ammon's_fate.htm">Zephaniah 2:9 predicts Moab and Ammon becoming like Sodom and Gomorrah; why is there no scientifically verifiable catastrophe matching this description for those regions?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zephaniah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 8-10.</span> - 3. <span class="accented">The punishment shall fall next upon the Moabites and Ammonites, representing the east.</span> <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The reproach of Moab.</span> As this refers to past actions, it must signify the hostile attitude which Moab always assumed towards Israel. <span class="cmt_word">The revilings of the children of Ammon.</span> Both these descendants of Lot proved themselves bitter enemies of the Jews. Keil refers to <a href="/numbers/15-30.htm">Numbers 15:30</a> and <a href="/ezekiel/20-27.htm">Ezekiel 20:27</a>, where the word <span class="accented">gadaph is</span> used in the sense "to revile or blaspheme by actions." (For the persistent hostility of Moab, see note on Amos 2:1, and for that of Ammon, the note on Amos 1:13.) <span class="cmt_word">Magnified themselves against their border</span>. They carried themselves haughtily, showed their pride by violating the territory of the Israelites. This pride and self-exaltation is a leading feature of the character of these two nations (comp. <a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm">Isaiah 16:6</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/48-29.htm">Jeremiah 48:29</a>, etc.). The destruction of the kingdom of Israel and the weakness of that of Judah gave occasion to these neighbours to display their haughtiness and independence. The LXX. has, "my borders." God himself assigned its boundaries to Israel, as to other nations (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-8.htm">Deuteronomy 32:8</a>); and to invade these was an offence against him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I have heard</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma‘·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the reproach</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶרְפַּ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥer·paṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2781.htm">Strong's 2781: </a> </span><span class="str2">Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Moab</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹאָ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4124.htm">Strong's 4124: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the insults</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגִדּוּפֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡid·dū·p̄ê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1421.htm">Strong's 1421: </a> </span><span class="str2">Revilings, reviling words</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Ammonites,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have taunted</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵֽרְפוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḥê·rə·p̄ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2778.htm">Strong's 2778: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull off, to expose, to betroth, to carp at, defame, to spend the winter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My people</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמִּ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and threatened</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּגְדִּ֖ילוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaḡ·dî·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1431.htm">Strong's 1431: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grow up, become great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their borders.</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּבוּלָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇū·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">OT Prophets: Zephaniah 2:8 I have heard the reproach of Moab (Zeph. 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