This shall they have for their pride,.... This calamity shall come upon their land, the land of the Moabites and Ammonites, for their pride, which often goes before a fall; and has frequently been the cause of the ruin of kingdoms and states, and of particular persons; and indeed seems to have been the first sin of the apostate angels, and of fallen man.
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Zephaniah 2:10
Zephaniah 2:10
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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