Zephaniah 2:11 Meaning
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.
Context Explained
9Therefore 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.
10This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.
11The 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.
12Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.
13And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Isaiah 45:20-22
Both passages emphasize the futility of idols and the call to worship the true God.
1 Corinthians 8:4
Paul discusses the reality of idols being nothing, aligning with Zephaniah's message.
Philippians 2:10-11
Every knee bowing to God reflects the ultimate worship of the true God as foretold.
Source: Zephaniah 2:11