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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Zephaniah 2:8

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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I have heard--A seasonable consolation to Judah when wantonly assailed by Moab and Ammon with impunity: God saith, "I have heard it all, though I might seem to men not to have observed it because I did not immediately inflict punishment." magnified themselves--acted haughtily, invading the territory of Judah (Jer 48:29; Jer 49:1; compare Zep 2:10; Psa 35:26; Oba 1:12).
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