Zephaniah 2:13-15
Legacy Standard Bible
13 And He will (A)stretch out His hand against the north
And cause (B)Assyria to perish,
And He will make (C)Nineveh a desolation,
Parched like the wilderness.
14 Flocks will lie down in her midst,
All the beasts of the nation;
Both the [a](D)pelican and the hedgehog
Will lodge in [b]the tops of her pillars;
Their voice will sing in the window,
Ruin will be on the threshold;
For He has laid bare the cedar work.
15 This is the (E)exultant city
Which (F)inhabits securely,
Who says in her heart,
“(G)I am, and there is no one besides me.”
How she has become an object of (H)horror,
A resting place for beasts!
(I)Everyone who passes by her will hiss
And wave his hand in contempt.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 2:14 Or owl, jackdaw
- Zephaniah 2:14 Lit her capitals
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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