Zephaniah 2:7-9

Contemporary English Version

⁷ The Lord God hasn't forgotten
those survivors in Judah,
    and he will help them—
his people will take your land
    to use for pasture.
And when evening comes,
they will rest
    in houses at Ashkelon.^[a]

* ^8 (A) The Lord All-Powerful,
    the God of Israel, said:
I've heard Moab and Ammon
insult my people
    and threaten their nation.^[b]
9 (B) And so, I swear by my very life
that Moab and Ammon will end up
    like Sodom and Gomorrah—
covered with thornbushes
    and salt pits forever.
Then my people who survive
    will take their land.