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Why were infants dashed to pieces?



      

Nahum 3:10

ESV - 10 Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity; her infants were dashed in pieces at the head of every street; for her honored men lots were cast, and all her great men were bound in chains.

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Shea S. Michael Houdmann Supporter Got Questions Ministries
Nahum 3:10 includes a graphic description of warfare atrocities: "She was taken captive and went into exile. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street." It's a horrible scene of...

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