¹³ And He will ^(A)stretch out His hand against the north
And eliminate ^(B)Assyria,
And He will make ^(C)Nineveh a desolation,
Parched like the wilderness.
¹⁴ Flocks will lie down in her midst,
^[a]All animals that range in herds;
Both the ^[b](D)pelican and the hedgehog
Will spend their nights in ^[c]the tops of her pillars;
^[d]Birds will sing in the window,
Devastation will be on the threshold;
For He has uncovered the cedar work.
¹⁵ This is the ^(E)presumptuous city
That ^(F)dwells securely,
Who says in her heart,
“^(G)I am, and there is no one besides me.”
How she has become a ^(H)desolation,
A resting place for animals!
^(I)Everyone who passes by her will ^[e]hiss
And wave his hand in contempt.