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He will stretch out his hand against the north, destroy Assyria, and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like the wilderness.
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God's Justice is Certain
Commentators explain that this prophecy was a comfort to God's people. It showed that even the most powerful and cruel empires, like Assyria, are not beyond God's reach. The phrase "stretch out his hand" signifies a deliberate and final judgment, assuring believers that God will ultimately hold all nations accountable for their actions against His people.
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Zephaniah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Zephaniah began by singling out Judah amid the general destruction, I will also stretch out My hand upon Judah (Zephaniah 1:4)…
19th Century
Anglican
Jehovah’s chastisement of foreign powers. These Divine visitations are introduced somewhat abruptly. The connection is perhaps that they are intend…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet now addresses the Assyrians, whom we know to have been particular enemies of the Church of God. For the Moabites and the Ammonites were…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he will stretch out his hand against the north Either the Lord, or Nebuchadnezzar his sword; who, as he would subdue …
Those are truly in a woeful condition who have the word of the Lord against them, for no word of His will fall to the ground. God will restore His …
