Zephaniah 2:14
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And flocks shall lie down in the midst thereof, all the beasts of the nations: and the bittern and the urchin shall lodge in the threshold thereof: the voice of the singing bird in the window, the raven on the upper post, for I will consume her strength.

flocks.

Zephaniah 2:6 And the sea coast shall be the resting place of shepherds, and folds for cattle:

Isaiah 13:19-22 And that Babylon, glorious among kingdoms, the famous pride of the Chaldeans, shall be even as the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrha. . . .

Isaiah 34:11-17 The bittern and ericius shall possess it: and the ibis and the raven shall dwell in it: and a line shall be stretched out upon it, to bring it to nothing, and a plummet, unto desolation. . . .

Revelation 18:2 And he cried out with a strong voice, saying: Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen: and is become the habitation of devils and the hold of every unclean spirit and the hold of every unclean and hateful bird:

commorant.

Amos 9:1 They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say: Thy God, O Dan, liveth: and the way of Bersabee liveth: and they shall fall, and shall rise no more.

for he shall uncover.

Jeremiah 22:14 Who saith: I will build me a wide house, and large chambers: who openeth to himself windows, and maketh roofs of cedar, and painteth them with vermilion.

Context
The Judgment on Cush and Assyria
13And he will stretch out his hand upon the north, and will destroy Assyria: and he will make the beautiful city a wilderness, and as a place not passable, and as a desert. 14And flocks shall lie down in the midst thereof, all the beasts of the nations: and the bittern and the urchin shall lodge in the threshold thereof: the voice of the singing bird in the window, the raven on the upper post, for I will consume her strength.15This is the glorious city that dwelt in security: that said in her heart: I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desert, a place for beasts to lie down in? every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.…
Cross References
Revelation 18:2
And he cried out with a strong voice, saying: Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen: and is become the habitation of devils and the hold of every unclean spirit and the hold of every unclean and hateful bird:

Psalm 102:6
I am become like to a pelican of the wilderness: I am like a night raven in the house.

Isaiah 13:21
But wild beasts shall rest there, and their houses shall be filled with serpents, and ostriches shall dwell there, and the hairy ones shall dance there:

Isaiah 14:23
And I will make it a possession for the ericius and pools of waters, and I will sweep it and wear it out with a besom, saith the Lord of hosts.

Isaiah 34:11
The bittern and ericius shall possess it: and the ibis and the raven shall dwell in it: and a line shall be stretched out upon it, to bring it to nothing, and a plummet, unto desolation.

Amos 9:1
They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say: Thy God, O Dan, liveth: and the way of Bersabee liveth: and they shall fall, and shall rise no more.

Lexicon
Herds
עֲדָרִים֙ (‘ă·ḏā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5739: An arrangement, muster

will lie down
וְרָבְצ֨וּ (wə·rā·ḇə·ṣū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 7257: To crouch, be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed

in her midst,
בְתוֹכָ֤הּ (ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8432: A bisection, the centre

creatures
חַיְתוֹ־ (ḥay·ṯōw-)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

of every kind.
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

Both
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

the desert owl
קָאַת֙ (qā·’aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6893: (a bird) perhaps pelican

and
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

screech owl
קִפֹּ֔ד (qip·pōḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7090: A species of bird, the bittern

will roost
יָלִ֑ינוּ (yā·lî·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3885: To stop, to stay permanently, to be obstinate

atop her [pillars].
בְּכַפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ (bə·ḵap̄·tō·re·hā)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3730: Capital, knob, bulb

Their calls
ק֠וֹל (qō·wl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6963: A voice, sound

will sound
יְשׁוֹרֵ֤ר (yə·šō·w·rêr)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7891: To sing

from the window,
בַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ (ba·ḥal·lō·wn)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 2474: A window

but desolation
חֹ֣רֶב (ḥō·reḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2721: Dryness, drought, heat

will lie on the threshold,
בַּסַּ֔ף (bas·sap̄)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5592: A vestibule, a dish

for
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

He will expose
עֵרָֽה׃ (‘ê·rāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6168: To be, bare, to empty, pour out, demolish

the beams of cedar.
אַרְזָ֖ה (’ar·zāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 731: Cedar panels, cedar work


Additional Translations
Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar.And flocks shall lie down in the middle 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.

And herds shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the pelican and the porcupine shall lodge in the capitals thereof; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he hath laid bare the cedar-work.

And flocks, and all the wild beasts of the land, and chameleons shall feed in the midst thereof: and hedgehogs shall lodge in the ceilings thereof; and wild beasts shall cry in the breaches thereof, and ravens in her porches, whereas her loftiness was as as cedar.

And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the crowd of beasts; both the pelican and the bittern shall lodge in the chapiters thereof; a voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be on the thresholds: for he hath laid bare the cedar work.

And herds shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the pelican and the porcupine shall lodge in the chapiters thereof: their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds; for he hath laid bare the cedar work.

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 threshholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.

Herds will lie down in the midst of her, all the animals of the nations. Both the pelican and the porcupine will lodge in its capitals. Their calls will echo through the windows. Desolation will be in the thresholds, for he has laid bare the cedar beams.

And crouched in her midst have droves, Every beast of the nation, Both pelican and hedge-hog in her knobs lodge, A voice doth sing at the window, 'Destruction is at the threshold, For the cedar-work is exposed.'
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