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Zephaniah 2:14-15
1599 Geneva Bible
Zephaniah 2:14-15
1599 Geneva Bible
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.
15 This is the [c]rejoicing city that dwelt careless, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none besides me: how is she made waste, and the lodging of the beasts! everyone that passeth by her shall hiss and wag his hand.
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- Zephaniah 2:14 Read Isa. 34:11.
- Zephaniah 2:14 Or, hedgehog.
- Zephaniah 2:15 Meaning, Nineveh, which rejoicing so much of her strength and prosperity, should be thus made waste, and God’s people delivered.
Zephaniah 2:14-15
New International Version
Zephaniah 2:14-15
New International Version
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.
15 This is the city of revelry(D)
that lived in safety.(E)
She said to herself,
“I am the one! And there is none besides me.”(F)
What a ruin she has become,
a lair for wild beasts!(G)
All who pass by her scoff(H)
and shake their fists.(I)
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