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Zephaniah 2:15
This carefree city
from Judgment on Cush and Assyria, Zephaniah 2:12-15
What it says

The carefree city that said 'I am, and there is none besides me' becomes an object of hissing and scorn.

What it is doing

This verse exposes Nineveh's pride and seals the oracle with humiliation.

In context

12“You too, O Cushites, 13And He will stretch out His hand against the north 14Herds will lie down in her midst, 15This carefree city