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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Verse 9 is found in chapter 2 of Zephaniah. Moab and Ammon are judged for their pride and for their words against God’s people. The announced punishment includes a territorial transformation: what represented security and dominion will become a land like Sodom and Gomorrah.
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Wohlan, so wahr ich lebe! spricht der HERR Zebaoth, der Gott Israels, Moab soll wie Sodom und die Kinder Ammon wie Gomorra werden, ja wie ein Nesselstrauch und eine Salzgrube und eine ewige Wüste. Die übrigen meines Volkes sollen sie berauben, und die Übriggebliebenen meines Volkes sollen sie erben.
Por tanto, vivo yo, dice Jehová de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel, que Moab será como Sodoma, y los hijos de Ammon como Gomorra; campo de ortigas, y mina de sal, y asolamiento perpetuo: el resto de mi pueblo los saqueará, y el resto de mi gente los heredará.
Por eso, tan cierto como que vivo —declara Jehová de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel—, Moab será como Sodoma y los amonitas como Gomorra: un lugar de ortigas, pozos de sal y desolación perpetua. El remanente de mi pueblo los saqueará y los que queden de mi nación los poseerán».
C'est pourquoi, je suis vivant! dit l'Eternel des armées, le Dieu d'Israël, Moab sera comme Sodome, et les enfants d'Ammon comme Gomorrhe, Un lieu couvert de ronces, une mine de sel, un désert pour toujours; Le reste de mon peuple les pillera, Le reste de ma nation les possédera.
Perciò, come io vivo, dice il Signor degli eserciti, l’Iddio d’Israele, Moab sarà come Sodoma, e i figliuoli di Ammon come Gomorra: un luogo abbandonato alle lappole, e una salina, e un deserto in perpetuo; il rimanente del mio popolo li prederà, e il resto della mia nazione li possederà.
Portanto, tão certo como eu vivo, diz o SENHOR dos Exércitos, o Deus de Israel, Moabe será como Sodoma, e os filhos de Amom como Gomorra, campo de urtigas e poços de sal, e desolação perpétua; o restante do meu povo os saqueará, e o restante do meu povo os possuirá.
萬軍之耶和華- 以色列 的上帝說: 因此,我指著我的永生起誓: 摩押 必如 所多瑪 , 亞捫 人必像 蛾摩拉 , 都變為刺草、鹽坑、永遠荒廢之地。 我百姓中剩餘的必擄掠他們, 我國中的倖存者必得他們的地。
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