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11 The Lord who rules over all will terrify Moab and Ammon.
    He will destroy all the gods on earth.
Then distant nations will bow down to him.
    All of them will serve him in their own lands.

A Message About Cush

12 The Lord says, “People of Cush,
    you too will die by my sword.”

A Message About Assyria

13 The Lord will reach out his powerful hand against the north.
    He will destroy Assyria.
He’ll leave Nineveh totally empty.
    It will be as dry as a desert.

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11 The Lord will be awesome(A) to them
    when he destroys all the gods(B) of the earth.(C)
Distant nations will bow down to him,(D)
    all of them in their own lands.

Cush

12 “You Cushites,[a](E) too,
    will be slain by my sword.(F)

Assyria

13 He will stretch out his hand against the north
    and destroy Assyria,(G)
leaving Nineveh(H) utterly desolate
    and dry as the desert.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 2:12 That is, people from the upper Nile region