Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Flocks and herds will lie down there, creatures of every kind. The desert owl and the screech owl will roost on her columns. Their hooting will echo through the windows, rubble will fill the doorways, the beams of cedar will be exposed. New Living Translation The proud city will become a pasture for flocks and herds, and all sorts of wild animals will settle there. The desert owl and screech owl will roost on its ruined columns, their calls echoing through the gaping windows. Rubble will block all the doorways, and the cedar paneling will be exposed to the weather. English Standard Version Herds shall lie down in her midst, all kinds of beasts; even the owl and the hedgehog shall lodge in her capitals; a voice shall hoot in the window; devastation will be on the threshold; for her cedar work will be laid bare. Berean Standard Bible 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. 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. New King James Version The herds shall lie down in her midst, Every beast of the nation. Both the pelican and the bittern Shall lodge on the capitals of her pillars; Their voice shall sing in the windows; Desolation shall be at the threshold; For He will lay bare the cedar work. New American Standard Bible Flocks will lie down in her midst, All animals that range in herds; Both the pelican and the hedgehog Will spend their nights in the tops of her pillars; Birds will sing in the window, Devastation will be on the threshold; For He has uncovered the cedar work. NASB 1995 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. NASB 1977 And 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. Legacy Standard Bible Flocks will lie down in her midst, All the beasts of the nation; Both the pelican and the hedgehog Will lodge in 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. Amplified Bible Flocks will lie down in her midst, All the animals which range in herds; Both the pelican and the short-eared owl Will roost on the top of Nineveh’s pillars. Birds will sing in the window, Desolation will be on the threshold; For He has uncovered the cedar paneling. Christian Standard Bible Herds will lie down in the middle of it, every kind of wild animal. Both eagle owls and herons 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. 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. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version Herds of wild animals will live in its rubble; all kinds of desert owls will perch on its stones and hoot in the windows. Noisy ravens will be heard inside its buildings, stripped bare of cedar. English Revised Version 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. 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. Good News Translation It will be a place where flocks, herds, and animals of every kind will lie down. Owls will live among its ruins and hoot from the windows. Crows will caw on the doorsteps. The cedar wood of her buildings will be stripped away. 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. Majority Standard Bible 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. 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. New Heart English Bible 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible Herds will lie down in the middle of her, all kinds of animals. 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd droves have crouched in her midst, "" Every beast of the nation, "" Both pelican and hedgehog lodge in her knobs, "" A voice sings at the window, "" “Destruction [is] at the threshold, "" For the cedar-work is exposed.” Young's Literal Translation 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.' Smith's Literal Translation And the flocks lay down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: also the pelican, also the hedgehog shall lodge in her capitals; a voice shall sing in the window; desolation in the threshold: for the cedar was naked. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd 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. Catholic Public Domain Version And flocks will lie down in its midst, all the beasts of the Gentiles. And the pelican and the hedgehog will stay at its threshold; the voice of the singing bird will be at the window, with the crow above its threshold, for I will diminish her strength. New American Bible In her midst flocks shall lie down, all the wild life of the hollows; The screech owl and the desert owl shall roost in her columns; The owl shall hoot from the window, the raven croak from the doorway. New Revised Standard Version Herds shall lie down in it, every wild animal; the desert owl and the screech owl shall lodge on its capitals; the owl shall hoot at the window, the raven croak on the threshold; for its cedar work will be laid bare. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all kinds of beasts of the nations; both pelicans and the owls shall lodge in her houses; and wild beasts shall roar in the midst of her, and the sword shall be in her gates; for her foundations are laid bare. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the flocks shall feed within her and all the animals of the nations, also the pelicans and the owls in their houses will spend the night, and the beasts shall roar within her, and the sword is inside her gates because her stock is uprooted OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And all beasts of every kind Shall lie down in the midst of her in herds; Both the pelican and the bittern Shall lodge in the capitals thereof; Voices shall sing in the windows; Desolation shall be in the posts; For the cedar-work thereof shall be uncovered. Brenton Septuagint Translation 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Judgment on Cush and Assyria…13And He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as a desert. 14Herds 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. 15This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.… Cross References Isaiah 13:21-22 But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. / Hyenas will howl in her fortresses and jackals in her luxurious palaces. Babylon’s time is at hand, and her days will not be prolonged. Isaiah 34:11-15 The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction. / No nobles will be left to proclaim a king, and all her princes will come to nothing. / Her towers will be overgrown with thorns, her fortresses with thistles and briers. She will become a haunt for jackals, an abode for ostriches. ... Jeremiah 50:39 So the desert creatures and hyenas will live there and ostriches will dwell there. It will never again be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation. Jeremiah 51:37 Babylon will become a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals, an object of horror and scorn, without inhabitant. Revelation 18:2 And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast. Isaiah 14:23 “I will make her a place for owls and for swamplands; I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,” declares the LORD of Hosts. Malachi 1:3 but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” Revelation 19:17-18 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.” Isaiah 24:1 Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants— Jeremiah 9:11 “And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.” Ezekiel 26:13 So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard. Isaiah 25:2 Indeed, You have made the city a heap of rubble, the fortified town a ruin. The fortress of strangers is a city no more; it will never be rebuilt. Isaiah 32:14 For the palace will be forsaken, the busy city abandoned. The hill and the watchtower will become caves forever—the delight of wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks— Jeremiah 49:33 “Hazor will become a haunt for jackals, a desolation forever. No one will dwell there; no man will abide there.” Revelation 14:8 Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.” Treasury of Scripture 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. flocks. Zephaniah 2:6 And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks. Isaiah 13:19-22 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah… Isaiah 34:11-17 But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness… commorant. Amos 9:1 I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered. for he shall uncover. Jeremiah 22:14 That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion. Jump to Previous Animals Bare Beams Beasts Bittern Calls Capitals Cedar Cormorant Desolation Echo Flocks Herds Lie Midst Nations Pelican Porcupine Posts Sing Thereof Threshholds Thresholds Uncover Uncovered Upper Voice Voices Windows WorkJump to Next Animals Bare Beams Beasts Bittern Calls Capitals Cedar Cormorant Desolation Echo Flocks Herds Lie Midst Nations Pelican Porcupine Posts Sing Thereof Threshholds Thresholds Uncover Uncovered Upper Voice Voices Windows WorkZephaniah 2 1. An exhortation to repentance.4. The judgment of the Philistines, 8. of Moab and Ammon, 12. of Ethiopia, 13. and of Assyria. Flocks will lie down in her midst The imagery of flocks lying down suggests a scene of desolation and abandonment. In the Hebrew context, "flocks" (צֹאן, tson) often symbolize peace and prosperity when under the care of a shepherd. However, here it indicates the absence of human inhabitants, as the city is left to the animals. This reflects the judgment and desolation prophesied by Zephaniah, where once-thriving cities are reduced to pastures for animals, emphasizing the totality of divine judgment. all the beasts of the field The desert owl and screech owl will roost on her columns Their calls will echo through the windows rubble will be in the doorways with the beams of cedar exposed Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Herdsעֲדָרִים֙ (‘ă·ḏā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5739: An arrangement, muster will lie down וְרָבְצ֨וּ (wə·rā·ḇə·ṣū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 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 8432: A bisection, the centre creatures חַיְתוֹ־ (ḥay·ṯōw-) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life of every kind. כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every Both גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and the desert owl קָאַת֙ (qā·’aṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6893: (a bird) perhaps pelican and גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and screech owl קִפֹּ֔ד (qip·pōḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7090: A species of bird, the bittern will roost יָלִ֑ינוּ (yā·lî·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 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 3730: Capital, knob, bulb Their calls ק֠וֹל (qō·wl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6963: A voice, sound will sound יְשׁוֹרֵ֤ר (yə·šō·w·rêr) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7891: To sing from the window, בַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ (ba·ḥal·lō·wn) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 2474: A window but desolation חֹ֣רֶב (ḥō·reḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2721: Dryness, drought, heat will lie on the threshold, בַּסַּ֔ף (bas·sap̄) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5592: A vestibule, a dish for כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction He will expose עֵרָֽה׃ (‘ê·rāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6168: To be, bare, to empty, pour out, demolish the beams of cedar. אַרְזָ֖ה (’ar·zāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 731: Cedar panels, cedar work Links Zephaniah 2:14 NIVZephaniah 2:14 NLT Zephaniah 2:14 ESV Zephaniah 2:14 NASB Zephaniah 2:14 KJV Zephaniah 2:14 BibleApps.com Zephaniah 2:14 Biblia Paralela Zephaniah 2:14 Chinese Bible Zephaniah 2:14 French Bible Zephaniah 2:14 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Zephaniah 2:14 Herds will lie down in the midst (Zeph. 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