Zephaniah 2:13

New American Bible - revised edition

He will stretch out his hand against the north, to destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a waste, dry as the desert.

Cross References

Isaiah 10:12

But when the Lord has brought to an end all his work on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, I will punish the utterance of the king of Assyria’s proud heart, and the boastfulness of his haughty eyes.

Isaiah 10:16

Therefore the Lord, the Lord of hosts, will send leanness among his fat ones, And under his glory there will be a kindling like the kindling of fire.

Isaiah 10:5

Ah! Assyria, the rod of my wrath, the staff I wield in anger.

Isaiah 11:11

On that day, The Lord shall again take it in hand to reclaim the remnant of his people that is left from Assyria and Egypt, Pathros, Ethiopia, and Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the isles of the sea.

Isaiah 14:26

This is the plan proposed for the whole earth, and this the hand outstretched over all the nations.

Isaiah 37:37

So Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, broke camp, departed, returned home, and stayed in Nineveh.

Jeremiah 49:33

Hazor shall become a haunt for jackals, a wasteland forever, Where no one lives, no mortal stays. Against Elam.

Jonah 1:2

Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and preach against it; for their wickedness has come before me.

Jonah 3:2

Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and announce to it the message that I will tell you.

Micah 5:6

The remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples, Like dew coming from the Lord, like showers on the grass, Which wait for no one, delay for no human being.

Nahum 1:1

Oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh.

Nahum 3:15

There the fire will consume you, the sword will cut you down; it will consume you like the grasshoppers. Multiply like the grasshoppers, multiply like the locusts!

Nahum 3:7

Until everyone who sees you runs from you saying, “Nineveh is destroyed; who can pity her? Where can I find any to console you?”

Zephaniah 1:4

I will stretch out my hand against Judah, and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; I will eliminate from this place the last vestige of Baal, the name of the idolatrous priests.