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Zephaniah
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Violence and Cruelty in Zephaniah
- God plans to kill every living thing. 1:2-3
- God will "cut off" all those who "have not sought the Lord" or who worship another god. 1:4-6
- God will "bring distress upon men" so that they "walk like blind men." He will pour out their blood like dust
and "their flesh as dung." 1:17
- God will kill all the inhabitants of the sea coast. 2:5
- God will destroy Moab and Ammon just like he did to Sodom and Gomorrah. 2:9
- God will be "terrible" to humans and will "famish all the gods."
2:11
- God will kill the Ethiopians with his own sword. 2:12
- God destroyed entire cities, killing all the inhabitants. 3:6
- "All of the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy." 3:8
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