Zephaniah 2 · Verse 8

Zephaniah 2:8

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.
Zephaniah 2:8, King James Version

Zephaniah 2:8 in other translations

BSB“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders.
WEBI 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.
ASVI 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.
YLTI 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.
DARBYI 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.
BBEMy ears have been open to the bitter words of Moab and the words of shame of the children of Ammon, which they have said against my people, lifting themselves up against the limit of their land.
WebsterI 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.

What does Zephaniah 2:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. I have heard--A seasonable consolation to Judah when wantonly assailed by Moab and Ammon with impunity: God saith, "I have heard it all, though I might seem to men not to have observed it because I did not immediately inflict punishment." magnified themselves--acted haughtily, invading the territory of Judah (Jr 48:29; 49:1; compare Zep 2:10; Psa 35:26; Ob 12).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 I have heard the reproach of Moab - God punished them for the cruel part they had taken in the persecutions of the Jews; for when they lay under the displeasure of God, these nations insulted them in the most provoking manner. See on Amo 1:13 (note), and Gen 19:25 (note); Deu 29:23 (note); Isa 13:19 (note); Isa 34:13 (note); Jer 49:18 (note); Jer 50:40 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Zephaniah 2:4-15

Those are really in a woful condition who have the word of the Lord against them, for no word of his shall fall to the ground. God will restore his people to their rights, though long kept from them. It has been the common lot of God's people, in all ages, to be reproached and reviled. God shall be worshipped, not only by all Israel, and the strangers who join them, but by the heathen. Remote nations must be…

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Zephaniah 2:8 in the original Hebrew

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שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiI have heardH8085
חֶרְפַּ֣תcher.Pat[the] reproach ofH2781
מוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvMoabH4124
וְגִדּוּפֵ֖יve.gi.du.Feiand [the] reviling words ofH1421
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121
עַמּ֑וֹןa.MonAmmonH5983
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhoH834
חֵֽרְפוּ֙che.re.Futhey have reproachedH2778
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עַמִּ֔י'a.Mipeople myH5971
וַיַּגְדִּ֖ילוּvai.yag.Di.luand they have magnified themselvesH1431
עַל\־'al-onH5921
גְּבוּלָֽם\׃ge.vu.Lamterritory theirH1366

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Cross references for Zephaniah 2:8

  • Psalms 83:4-7

    They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee: The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes; Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;

  • Ezekiel 25:3-11

    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; Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk. And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couchingplace for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the Lord. For thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel; …

  • Amos 1:13

    Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:

  • Jeremiah 48:27-29

    For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy. O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth. We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.

  • Jeremiah 49:1

    Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the Lord; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities?

  • Ezekiel 36:2

    Thus saith the Lord God; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
heard.
Jer 48:27-29; Eze 25:8-11
the revilings.
Ps 83:4-7; Jer 49:1; Eze 25:3-7; 36:2; Am 1:13

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Context

  • Zephaniah 2:7

    And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the Lord their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.

  • Zephaniah 2:8

    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.

  • Zephaniah 2:9

    Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.

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Zephaniah 2:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Yo he oído las afrentas de Moab, y los denuestos de los hijos de Ammón con que deshonraron á mi pueblo, y se engrandecieron sobre su término.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		J’ai entendu l’outrage de Moab et les insultes des fils d’Ammon, par lesquels ils ont outragé mon peuple et se sont élevés orgueilleusement contre leur frontière.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich habe gehört die Schmähung Moabs und die Lästerungen der Kinder Ammon, womit sie mein Volk geschmäht und großgetan haben wider dessen Gebiet.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Audivi opprobrium Moab, et blasphemias filiorum Ammon, quæ exprobraverunt populo meo, et magnificati sunt super terminos eorum.