Context 13And He will stretch out His hand against the northAnd destroy Assyria, And He will make Nineveh a desolation, Parched like the wilderness. 14Flocks will lie down in her midst, 15This is the exultant city Parallel Verses American Standard VersionAnd he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria, and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like the wilderness. Douay-Rheims Bible And he will stretch out his hand upon the north, and will destroy Assyria: and he will make the beautiful city a wilderness, and as a place not passable, and as a desert. Darby Bible Translation And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, a place of drought like the wilderness. English Revised Version And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like the wilderness. Webster's Bible Translation And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness. World English Bible He will stretch out his hand against the north, destroy Assyria, and will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as the wilderness. Young's Literal Translation And He stretcheth His hand against the north, And doth destroy Asshur, And he setteth Nineveh for a desolation, A dry land like a wilderness. Library Caesarea. Strato's Tower. The Arabian interpreter thinks the first name of this city was Hazor, Joshua 11:1. The Jews, Ekron, Zephaniah 2:4. "R. Abhu saith," (he was of Caesarea,) "Ekron shall be rooted out"; this is Caesarea, the daughter of Edom, which is situated among things profane. She was a goad, sticking in Israel, in the days of the Grecians. But when the kingdom of the Asmonean family prevailed, it overcame her, &c. R. Josi Bar Chaninah saith, What is that that is written, 'And Ekron shall be as a Jebusite?' (Zech … John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica The Indwelling and Outgoing Works of God. Of the Decrees of God. Links Zephaniah 2:13 NIV • Zephaniah 2:13 NLT • Zephaniah 2:13 ESV • Zephaniah 2:13 NASB • Zephaniah 2:13 KJV • Zephaniah 2:13 Bible Apps • Zephaniah 2:13 Parallel • Bible Hub |