Chariots Trampling Enemies and Burning City in Assyrian Relief
Late 8th Century BCE
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Pronouncements against Nineveh
Nahum 1, 3 (selections)
A pronouncement on Nineveh: The Book of the Prophecy of Nahum the Elkoshite.
The Lord is a passionate, avenging God;
The Lord is vengeful and fierce in wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance…
A Complaint to God and Babylon
Habakkuk 1
The pronouncement made by the prophet Habakkuk.
How long, O Lord, shall I cry out
And You not listen,
Shall I shout to You, “Violence!”
And You not save?
Why do You make me see iniquity
[Why] do…
Sins and Destruction
Zephaniah 1:1–17
The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi son of Gedaliah son of Amariah son of Hezekiah, during the reign of King Josiah son of Amon of Judah.
I will sweep everything away
From the…
Condemning the Overbearing City
Zephaniah 3:1–8
Ah, sullied, polluted,
Overbearing city!
She has been disobedient,
Has learned no lesson;
She has not trusted in the Lord,
Has not drawn near to her God.
The officials within her
Are roaring lions…
Universal Recognition of the Lord and the Restoration of Jerusalem
Zephaniah 3:9–20
For then I will make the peoples pure of speech,
So that they all invoke the Lord by name
And serve Him with one accord.
From beyond the rivers of Cush, My suppliants
Shall bring offerings to Me…
Time to Rebuild the Temple
Haggai 1–2 (selections)
In the second year of King Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, this word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, the governor of Judah, and to…