Zephaniah 2:10

10 This is what they will get for their sinful pride, because they insulted the people who belong to the LORD of Armies and made themselves greater than them.

Zephaniah 2:10 Meaning and Commentary

Zephaniah 2:10

This shall they have for their pride
This calamity shall come upon their land, the land of the Moabites and Ammonites, for their pride, which often goes before a fall; and has frequently been the cause of the ruin of kingdoms and states, and of particular persons; and indeed seems to have been the first sin of the apostate angels, and of fallen man. Of the pride of Moab see ( Isaiah 16:6 ) : because they have reproached and magnified [themselves] against the
people of the Lord of hosts;
they looked with disdain upon them, as greatly below them; and spoke contemptibly of them, of their nation, and religion; and "made" themselves "great", and set up themselves "above" them, opened their mouths wide, and gave their tongues great liberties in blaspheming and reviling them: what was done to them is taken by the Lord as done to himself; see ( Jeremiah 48:42 ) .

Zephaniah 2:10 In-Context

8 "I have heard the insults from Moab and the mockery from Ammon. They insulted my people and bragged about their territory.

9 Therefore, I solemnly swear, as I live," declares the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, "Moab will become like Sodom, and Ammon will become like Gomorrah: a place of weeds, salt pits, and ruins forever. The faithful few of my people will loot them, and those who are left in my nation will take possession of them."

10 This is what they will get for their sinful pride, because they insulted the people who belong to the LORD of Armies and made themselves greater than them.

11 The LORD will terrify them, because he will make all the gods of the earth waste away. So every person from every coast and nation will bow to him.

12 "Even you, the people from Sudan, you will also die by my sword."