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Zephaniah 2:13 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Zephaniah 2:13 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Zephaniah chapter 2 verse 13 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.”
Zephaniah 2:13 (KJV)
Commentary on Zephaniah 2:13
And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria (ve'yet yado al-tsafon ve'yoved et-Ashur)—The 'north' refers to invasion routes into Israel. Assyria, the superpower that destroyed the Northern Kingdom (722 BC), seemed invincible. Yet God will 'stretch out his hand'—a gesture of sovereign power.And will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness—Nineveh, Assyria's capital, was one of the ancient world's greatest cities, with massive walls and sophisticated irrigation. The prophecy of it becoming 'dry like a wilderness' (tsiyah ka'midbar) seems impossible—yet it...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Zephaniah 2:13
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“and say”
“when the Lord has performed his whole work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem”
“The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.”
“Yahweh of Armies”
“king of Assyria. Your nobles lie down. Your people are scattered on the mountains”
“the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with beautiful branches”
“and the land of Nimrod in its gates. He will deliver us from the Assyrian”
“There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off”
“and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and there won't be room enough for them.”
“Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.”