Zephaniah 2:13

Zep 2:13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, [and] dry like a wilderness.

Ver. 13. And he will stretch out his hand against the north ] i.e. Against Assyria (which lay north from Judea), as is presently added by way of exposition. The Scripture sometimes hath its own interpretation annexed, as John 2:19 ; John 2:21 ; John 7:39 . Howsoever, the Rabbis have this saying among them, Nulla est obiectio in lege quae non habet solutionem in latere; i.e. there is not any doubt in the law but may be resolved by the context.

And destroy Assyria ] Cast this rod of his wrath into the fire, after that he had worn it to the stump (as that martyr said) upon other nations.

And will make Nineveh a desolation ] See Nahum 2:1-13 , with the notes.