Zephaniah 2:14

Herds will lie down in the middle 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.

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WEBBE

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.

BSB

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.

KJV

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

And herds will take their rest in the middle of her, all the beasts of the valley: the pelican and the porcupine will make their living-places on the tops of its pillars; the owl will be crying in the window; the raven will be seen on the doorstep.

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וְרָבְצוּ ve·ra·ve·tzu and they will lie down H7257 בְתוֹכָהּ ve·to·khah in [the] midst of it H8432 עֲדָרִים 'a·da·rim herds H5739 כָּל־ kol- every H3605 חַיְתוֹ־ chay·tov- animal of H2416 גוֹי goy a nation H1471 גַּם־ gam- both H1571 קָאַת ka·'at desert owl H6893 גַּם־ gam- as well as H1571 קִפֹּד ki·pod hedgehog H7090 בְּכַפְתֹּרֶיהָ be·khaf·to·rei·ha on capitals its H3730 יָלִינוּ ya·li·nu they will spend [the] night H3885 קוֹל kol a sound H6963 יְשׁוֹרֵר ye·sho·rer it will sing H7891 בַּחַלּוֹן ba·cha·lon in the window H2474 חֹרֶב cho·rev desolation H2721 בַּסַּף ba·saf [will be] on the threshold H5592 כִּי ki for H3588 אַרְזָה 'ar·zah cedar-work H731 עֵרָה 'e·rah he will lay bare H6168

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 4–15

Those are really in a woful condition who have the word of the Lord against them, for no word of his shall fall to the ground. God will restore his people to their rights, though long kept from them. It has been the common lot of God's people, in all ages, to be reproached and reviled. God shall be worshipped, not only by all Israel, and the strangers who join them, but by the heathen. Remote nations must be reckoned with for the wrongs done to God's people. The sufferings of the insolent and haughty in prosperity, are unpitied and unlamented. But all the desolations of flourishing nations will make way for the overturning Satan's kingdom. Let us improve our advantages, and expect the performance of every promise, praying that our Father's name may be hallowed every where, over all the earth.

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