Zephaniah 2:13

Easy To Read Version

And the Lord will turn north and punish Assyria. He will destroy Nineveh—that city will be like an empty, dry desert.

Cross References

Isaiah 10:12

My Master will finish doing the things he planned to Jerusalem and Mount Zion. {\cf2\super [116]} Then the Lord will punish Assyria. {\cf2\super [117]} The king of Assyria is very proud. His pride made him do many bad things. So God will punish him.

Isaiah 10:16

\{Assyria {\cf2\super [119]} thinks he is great.\} But the Lord All-Powerful will send a terrible disease against Assyria. Assyria will lose his wealth and power like a sick man loses weight. Then Assyria’s glory will be destroyed. It will be like a fire burning until everything is gone.

Isaiah 10:5

\{God will say,\} “I will use Assyria {\cf2\super [113]} like a stick. In anger, I will use Assyria to punish Israel.

Isaiah 11:11

At that time, my Master (God) will again reach out and take his people that are left. This will be the second time God has done this. \{(These are God’s people that are left in countries like Assyria, North Egypt, South Egypt, Ethiopia, Elam, Babylonia, Hamath, and all the faraway countries around the world.)

Isaiah 14:26

That is the thing I plan to do for my people. And I will use my arm (power) to punish all nations.”

Isaiah 37:37

So Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, went back to Nineveh and stayed there.

Jeremiah 49:33

“The land of Hazor will become a place\par where only wild dogs live.\par No person will live there.\par No person will live in that place.\par It will become an empty desert forever.”\par

Jonah 1:2

”Nineveh {\cf2\super [2]} is a big city. I have heard about the many evil things people are doing there. So go to that city and tell the people to stop doing those bad things.”

Jonah 3:2

“Go to that big city Nineveh, and preach the things that I tell you.”

Micah 5:6

They will use their swords\par and rule the Assyrians.\par They will rule the land of Nimrod {\cf2\super [65]} \par with swords in hand.\par They will use their swords\par to rule those people.\par But then \{the Ruler of Israel\}\par will save us from the Assyrians\par who will come into our land\par and trample our territory.\par

Nahum 1:1

This book is the vision {\cf2\super [1]} of Nahum from Elkosh. This is the sad message about the city of Nineveh. {\cf2\super [2]}

Nahum 3:15

You can do all those things, but the fire will still destroy you completely! And the sword will kill you. Your land will look like a swarm of grasshoppers came and ate everything.

Nahum 3:7

Everyone who sees you will be shocked.\par They will say,\par ‘Nineveh is destroyed.\par Who will cry for her?’\par I know I cannot find anyone\par to comfort you, Nineveh.”\par

Zephaniah 1:4

\{The Lord said,\} “I will punish Judah and the people living in Jerusalem. I will remove these things from that place: I will remove the last signs of Baal worship. I will remove the priests and all the people that