Zephaniah 2:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Zephaniah 2:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Zephaniah 2:13 is a verse from the book of Zephaniah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry lik..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Zephaniah 2:13 — KJV
“And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.”
— Zephaniah 2:13 (KJV)
Zephaniah 2:13 in Context — About the Book of Zephaniah
Zephaniah sweeps from cosmic judgment to one of the tenderest verses in the Bible: the Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves; He will rejoice over you with singing. The day of the Lord clears the ground so restored people can hear God sing.
Cross-References for Zephaniah 2:13
“Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.”
Shares key themes with Zephaniah 2:13: against, north, destroy
“Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the LORD, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.”
Shares key themes with Zephaniah 2:13: stretch, hand, against
“And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O mount Seir, I am against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make thee most desolate. most...: Heb. desolation and desolation”
Shares key themes with Zephaniah 2:13: stretch, hand, against
“And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be guiltless?”
Shares key themes with Zephaniah 2:13: stretch, hand, against
“And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains; of war: Heb. of the host as swift...: Heb. as the roes upon the mountains to make haste”
Shares key themes with Zephaniah 2:13: hand, make, like
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