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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Zephaniah 2:9

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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the breeding of nettles--or, the overspreading of nettles, that is, a place overrun with them. salt pits--found at the south of the Dead Sea. The water overflows in the spring, and salt is left by the evaporation. Salt land is barren (Jdg 9:45; Psa 107:34, Margin). possess them--that is, their land; in retribution for their having occupied Judah's land.
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