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Zephaniah 3:9-20

The Pulpit Commentary on Zephaniah 3:9-20

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Part III. PROMISE OF THE CONVERSION OF THE WORLD AND THE HAPPINESS OF ISRAEL.

§ 1. The heathen shall be converted, and shall help in the restoration of Israel.

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