LEADER'S GUIDE - Lutheran Bible Ministries

E. Verses 14-17 contain many words describing war: warriors, trumpet blasts, battle cry, and battlement. Verse 18 includes universal images: whole earth and all the inhabitants of the earth. Refer to Zephaniah 1:2-4, where the judgment is almost Noah-like, embracing the whole earth, while verses 4-6 make it clear that it is the idolatry of ... ................
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