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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Zephaniah 2:8

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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2:8 The Moabites and Ammonites were Israel’s traditional foes. The Israelites fought with them frequently (see 2 Kgs 3:1-27; 2 Chr 20:1-30), and they remained Israel’s enemies to the end (2 Kgs 25:25; Jer 40:11-14). • mocking . . . invading: The Israelites not only suffered repeated attacks by the Moabites and Ammonites (see Amos 1:13) but also endured their insults over their successes.
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