Wikipedia's first sentence called it “third”. Today it says “kept in order to preserve the edit history of this page after its content was merged into the content of the ta”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Textual witnesses; Verse 8; Verse 17”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Zephaniah 3 is the third (and last) chapter of the Book of Zephaniah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible . This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Zephaniah , and is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets . This chapter contains further indictments against the Jerusalem community, a prophecy of salvation for Judah and the Nations with Yahweh reigning victoriously as king in Jerusalem. Collins 2014 . sfn error: no target: CITEREFCollins2014 ( help ) Hayes 2015 . sfn error: no target: CITEREFHayes2015 ( help ) Metzger, Bruce M. , et al. The Oxford Companion to the Bible .1
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The opening as it stood in 2025 5 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “third”. Today it says “kept in order to preserve the edit history of this page after its content was merged into the content of the ta”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Textual witnesses; Verse 8; Verse 17”. Read the current article and compare.
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Sections that no longer exist
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Textual witnesses
Verse 8
Verse 17
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