Zephaniah 2:14-15
King James Version
14 And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds; for he shall uncover the cedar work.
15 This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.
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Zephaniah 2:14-15
English Standard Version
14 (A)Herds shall lie down in her midst,
all kinds of beasts;[a]
(B)even the owl and the hedgehog[b]
shall lodge in her capitals;
a voice shall hoot in the window;
devastation will be on the threshold;
for (C)her cedar work will be laid bare.
15 This is the exultant city
(D)that lived securely,
that said in her heart,
“I am, and there is no one else.”
What a desolation she has become,
(E)a lair for wild beasts!
(F)Everyone who passes by her
hisses and (G)shakes his fist.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 2:14 Hebrew beasts of every nation
- Zephaniah 2:14 The identity of the animals rendered owl and hedgehog is uncertain
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