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THE EXPOSITOR’S BIBLE

EDITED BY THE REV.

W. ROBERTSON NICOLL, M.A., LL.D.

_Editor of “The Expositor”_

THE BOOK OF THE TWELVE PROPHETS

VOL. II.—ZEPHANIAH, NAHUM, HABAKKUK, OBADIAH,
HAGGAI, ZECHARIAH I.—VIII., “MALACHI,” JOEL,
“ZECHARIAH” IX.—XIV. AND JONAH

BY

GEORGE ADAM SMITH, D.D., LL.D.

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THE EXPOSITOR’S BIBLE.

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Colossians.
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St. Mark.
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Genesis.
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1 Samuel.
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2 Corinthians.
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Numbers.
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Deuteronomy.
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Ezekiel.
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THE BOOK

OF

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COMMONLY CALLED THE MINOR

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_WITH HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL INTRODUCTIONS_

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