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Nahum 2 is the second chapter of the Book of Nahum in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible . This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Nahum , and is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets . Judean Prophets: Micah, Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Jeremiah. sfn error: no target: CITEREFHayes2015 ( help ) Metzger, Bruce M. , et al. The Oxford Companion to the Bible .1
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second chapter of the book of nahum in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible
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kept in order to preserve the edit history of this page after its content was merged into the content of the ta
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