Berean Standard Bible

Zephaniah 2:12-15

12“You tooH859, O CushitesH3569,1 willH1571 be slainH2491 by My swordH2719 H1992.”

13And He will stretch outH5186 His handH3027 againstH5921 the northH6828and destroyH6 AssyriaH804;He will makeH7760 NinevehH5210 a desolationH8077,as dryH6723 as a desertH4057.14HerdsH5739 will lie downH7257 in her midstH8432,creaturesH2416 H1471 of every kindH3605.2BothH1571 the desert owlH6893 andH1571 screech owlH7090 3will roostH3885 atop herH3730 pillars.Their callsH6963 will soundH7891 from the windowH2474,but desolationH2721 will lie on the thresholdH5592,forH3588 He will exposeH6168 the beams of cedarH731.

15ThisH2063 carefreeH5947 cityH5892that dwellsH3427 securelyH983,that thinksH559 to herselfH3824:“IH589 am it, and there is noneH657 besides meH5750,”whatH349 a ruinH8047 she has becomeH1961,a resting placeH4769 for beastsH2416.EveryoneH3605 who passesH5674 by herH5921hissesH8319 and shakesH5128 his fistH3027.

Notes

1. Zephaniah 2:12 That is, people from the upper Nile region ↩
2. Zephaniah 2:14 Hebrew beasts of every nation ↩
3. Zephaniah 2:14 The precise identification of the animals rendered desert owl and screech owl is uncertain. ↩