NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon And flocks`eder (ay'-der) an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals) -- drove, flock, herd. shall lie down rabats (raw-bats') to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed in the midst tavek (taw'-vek) a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in). of her all the beasts chay (khah'-ee) age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop. of the nations gowy (go'-ee) a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people. both the cormorant qa'ath (kaw-ath') probably the pelican (from vomiting) -- cormorant. and the bittern qippowd (kip-pode') a species of bird, perhaps the bittern (from its contracted form) -- bittern. shall lodge luwn (loon) to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain) in the upper lintels kaphtor (kaf-tore') a chaplet; but used only in an architectonic sense, i.e. the capital of a column, or a wreath-like button or disk on the candelabrum: knop, (upper) lintel. of it their voice qowl (kole) from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound shall sing shiyr (sheer) to sing -- sing(-er, -ing man, -ing woman). in the windows challown (khal-lone') window. desolation choreb (kho'-reb) drought or desolation -- desolation, drought, dry, heat, utterly, waste. shall be in the thresholds caph (saf) a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine) -- bason, bowl, cup, door (post), gate, post, threshold. for he shall uncover `arah (aw-raw') to be (causatively, make) bare; hence, to empty, pour out, demolish -- leave destitute, discover, empty, make naked, pour (out), rase, spread self, uncover. the cedar work 'arzah (ar-zaw') cedar wainscoating -- cedar work. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Flocks will lie down in her midst, All beasts which range in herds; Both the pelican and the hedgehog Will lodge in the tops of her pillars; Birds will sing in the window, Desolation will be on the threshold; For He has laid bare the cedar work. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible Herds will lie down in the middle of it, every kind of wild animal. Both the desert owl and the screech owl will roost in the capitals of its pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but devastation will be on the threshold, for He will expose the cedar work. International Standard Version Flocks will lie down in her midst, along with animals of every kind. Desert owls and screeching owls will nest at the top of the pillars, hooting through the vacant windows, 'Ruin sits at these doorsills,' for he will expose even the cedar framework. NET Bible Flocks and herds will lie down in the middle of it, as well as every kind of wild animal. Owls will sleep in the tops of its support pillars; they will hoot through the windows. Rubble will cover the thresholds; even the cedar work will be exposed to the elements. GOD'S WORD® Translation Flocks will lie down in it along with animals of every kind. Even pelicans and herons will nest on top of its columns. Listen! A bird will sing in a window. The doorway will be in ruins, because the LORD will expose the cedar beams. King James 2000 Bible And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the vulture and the hedgehog shall lodge in her capitals; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall lay bare her cedar work. Links Zephaniah 2:14Zephaniah 2:14 NIV Zephaniah 2:14 NLT Zephaniah 2:14 ESV Zephaniah 2:14 NASB Zephaniah 2:14 KJV |
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