burden: Isaiah 13:1, Isaiah 14:28, Isaiah 15:1, Isaiah 21:1, Isaiah 22:1, Isaiah 23:1; Jeremiah 23:33-37; Zechariah 9:1
Nineveh: Genesis 10:11; Jonah 3:3-4; Zephaniah 2:13
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Nahum 1:1
Nahum 1:1
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