14 And flocks shall lie in the midst of her, and all the beasts of the nations, and the [a]pelican and the [b]owl shall abide in the upper posts of it: the voice of birds shall sing in the windows, and desolations shall be upon the posts: for the cedars are uncovered.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 2:14 Read Isa. 34:11.
  2. Zephaniah 2:14 Or, hedgehog.

14 Flocks and herds(A) will lie down there,
    creatures of every kind.
The desert owl(B) and the screech owl(C)
    will roost on her columns.
Their hooting will echo through the windows,
    rubble will fill the doorways,
    the beams of cedar will be exposed.

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