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11 The Lord will terrify them;
        he will make all the gods of the earth disappear.
            All the coastlands of the nations will bow down to the Lord,
                each one in its own place.

12 Moreover, you too, Cushites, will be pierced by my sword.
13 He will stretch out his hand against the north
        and will cause Assyria to perish.
Let him make Nineveh a desolation,
        a desolate place like the wilderness.

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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