Zephaniah 2:13

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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

Cross References

Nahum 3:7

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

Nahum 1:1

This book is the vision of Nahum from Elkosh. This is the sad message about the city of Nineveh.

Isaiah 10:16

But Assyria doesn’t understand this. So the Lord GOD All-Powerful will send a terrible disease against him. He will lose his wealth and power like a sick man losing weight. Then Assyria’s glory will be destroyed. It will be like a fire burning until everything is gone.

Isaiah 10:12

When the Lord finishes doing what he planned to Jerusalem and Mount Zion, he will punish Assyria. The king of Assyria is very proud. His pride made him do many bad things, so God will punish him.

Nahum 3:15

You can do all these 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. Nineveh, you grew and grew. You became like a swarm of grasshoppers. You were like a swarm of locusts.

Micah 5:6

With swords in hand our leaders will defeat the Assyrians and rule the land of Nimrod. They will save us from the Assyrians when they come into our land and march through our territory.

Isaiah 11:11

At that time the Lord will again reach out and take his people who are left in countries like Assyria, North Egypt, South Egypt, Ethiopia, Elam, Babylonia, Hamath, and other faraway countries around the world.

Isaiah 10:5

The Lord says, “I will use Assyria like a stick. In my anger I will use Assyria to punish Israel.

Isaiah 14:26

This is what I plan to do for this land. I will use my power to punish all those nations.”

Isaiah 37:37

So King Sennacherib of Assyria went back to Nineveh and stayed there.

Jeremiah 49:33

“Hazor will become a home for wild dogs, an empty desert forever. No one will live there. No one will stay in that place.”

Jonah 1:2

“Nineveh is a big city. I have heard about the many evil things the people are doing there. So go there and tell them to stop doing such evil things.”

Jonah 3:2

“Go to that big city Nineveh, and say what I tell you.”

Zephaniah 1:4

“I will punish Judah and the people living in Jerusalem. I will remove from this place any signs of Baal worship. No one will remember the priests who serve the idols there.