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Zep 2:11 — 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

for		Deu 32:38; Hsa 2:17; Zec 13:2
famish		Heb. make lean. and men. Psa 2:8-12; Psa 22:27-30; Psa 72:8-11,17; Psa 86:9; Psa 97:6-8; Psa 117:1,2; Psa 138:4; Isa 2:2-4; Isa 11:9,10; Mic 4:1-3; Zec 2:11; Zec 8:20,23; Zec 14:9-21; Mal 1:11; Jhn 4:21-23; 1Ti 2:8; Rev 11:15
the isles		Gen 10:5; Isa 24:14-16; Isa 42:4,10; Isa 49:1

Correlating Passages

for

	Deu 32:38	Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, [and] drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, [and] be your protection.
	Hsa 2:17	For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.
	Zec 13:2	And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, [that] I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.

famish

	Psa 2:8	Ask of me, and I shall give [thee] the heathen [for] thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth [for] thy possession.
	Psa 2:9	Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
	Psa 2:10	Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
	Psa 2:11	Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
	Psa 2:12	Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish [from] the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed [are] all they that put their trust in him.
	Psa 22:27	All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
	Psa 22:28	For the kingdom [is] the LORD'S: and he [is] the governor among the nations.
	Psa 22:29	All [they that be] fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.
	Psa 22:30	A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.
	Psa 72:8	He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
	Psa 72:9	They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
	Psa 72:10	The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
	Psa 72:11	Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
	Psa 72:17	His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and [men] shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
	Psa 86:9	All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
	Psa 97:6	The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.
	Psa 97:7	Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all [ye] gods.
	Psa 97:8	Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD.
	Psa 117:1	O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
	Psa 117:2	For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD [endureth] for ever. Praise ye the LORD.
	Psa 138:4	All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
	Isa 2:2	And it shall come to pass in the last days, [that] the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
	Isa 2:3	And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
	Isa 2:4	And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
	Isa 11:9	They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
	Isa 11:10	And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
	Mic 4:1	But in the last days it shall come to pass, [that] the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.
	Mic 4:2	And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
	Mic 4:3	And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
	Zec 2:11	And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.
	Zec 8:20	Thus saith the LORD of hosts; [It shall] yet [come to pass], that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:
	Zec 8:23	Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days [it shall come to pass], that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard [that] God [is] with you.
	Zec 14:9	And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
	Zec 14:10	All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and [from] the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses.
	Zec 14:11	And [men] shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
	Zec 14:12	And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
	Zec 14:13	And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.
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	Mal 1:11	For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name [shall be] great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense [shall be] offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name [shall be] great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.
	Jhn 4:21	Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
	Jhn 4:22	Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
	Jhn 4:23	But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
	1Ti 2:8	I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
	Rev 11:15	And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become [the kingdoms] of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

the isles

	Gen 10:5	By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
	Isa 24:14	They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea.
	Isa 24:15	Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, [even] the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.
	Isa 24:16	From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, [even] glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.
	Isa 42:4	He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
	Isa 42:10	Sing unto the LORD a new song, [and] his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
	Isa 49:1	Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.

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Scott, Thomas. "Zephaniah 2:11," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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