Zep 2:11 | NET2full | STEP | The Lord will terrify them, for he will weaken all the gods of the earth . All the distant nations will worship the Lord in their own lands .

‏ Zephaniah 2:11

11 The Lord will terrify them, ^{▼▼tn Heb “will be awesome over [or, “against”] them.”}
for ^{▼▼tn Or “certainly.”} he will weaken ^{▼▼tn The meaning of this rare Hebrew word is unclear. If the meaning is indeed “weaken,” then this line may be referring to the reduction of these gods’ territory through conquest (see Adele Berlin, Zephaniah [AB 25A], 110-11). Cf. NEB “reduce to beggary”; NASB “starve”; NIV “when he destroys”; NRSV “shrivel.”} all the gods of the earth.
All the distant nations will worship the Lord in their own lands. ^{▼▼tn Heb “and all the coastlands of the nations will worship [or, “bow down”] to him, each from his own place.”}