Zephaniah 2:13-15
English Standard Version
13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north
(A)and destroy Assyria,
and he (B)will make Nineveh a desolation,
a dry waste like the desert.
14 (C)Herds shall lie down in her midst,
all kinds of beasts;[a]
(D)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 (E)her cedar work will be laid bare.
15 This is the exultant city
(F)that lived securely,
that said in her heart,
“I am, and there is no one else.”
What a desolation she has become,
(G)a lair for wild beasts!
(H)Everyone who passes by her
hisses and (I)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
Zephaniah 2:13-15
Common English Bible
13 He will stretch out his hand against the north
and will cause Assyria to perish.
Let him make Nineveh a desolation,
a desolate place like the wilderness.
14 Flocks will lie down in its midst,
every living thing of the nation.
Moreover, the owl and the porcupine will spend the night on its columns.
A bird’s call will resound from the window.
Desolation will be on the sill,
for the cedar will be stripped bare.
15 This is the jubilant city,
the one dwelling securely,
the one saying in her heart,
I, and no one else, will endure forever.
How she has become a desolation,
a resting place for the wild animals.
All those who pass through her hiss and shake their fist.
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