New American Standard Bible 1995

Zephaniah 2:12-15

12“You alsoH1571, O 1EthiopiansH3569, will be slainH2491 by My swordH2719.”13And He will 2stretchH5186 out His handH3027 againstH5921 the northH6828 And destroyH6 3AssyriaH804, And He will makeH7760 4NinevehH5210 a desolationH8077, ParchedH6723 like the wildernessH4057.14FlocksH5739 will lieH7257 downH7257 in her midstH8432, 5AllH3605 beastsH2421 which range in herdsH1471; BothH1571 the 6 7pelicanH6893 and the hedgehogH7090 Will lodgeH3885 in 8the topsH3730 of her pillarsH3730; 9BirdsH6963 will singH7891 in the windowH2474, DesolationH2721 will be on the thresholdH5592; For He has laidH6168 bareH6168 the cedarH731 workH731.15ThisH2088 is the 10exultantH5947 cityH5892 Which 11dwellsH3427 securelyH983, Who saysH559 in her heartH3824, “12I am, and thereH657 is noH657 oneH657 besidesH5750 me.” HowH349 she has becomeH1961 a 13desolationH8047, A restingH4769 placeH4769 for beastsH2421! 14EveryoneH3605 who passesH5674 by her will hissH8319 And waveH5128 his handH3027 in contempt.

Notes

1. Zephaniah 2:12 Is 18:1-7; 20:4, 5; Ezek 30:4-9 ↩
2. Zephaniah 2:13 Is 14:26; Zeph 1:4 ↩
3. Zephaniah 2:13 Is 10:16; Mic 5:6 ↩
4. Zephaniah 2:13 Nah 3:7 ↩
5. Zephaniah 2:14 Or All kinds of beasts in crowds; lit Every kind of beast of a nation ↩
6. Zephaniah 2:14 Or owl or jackdaw ↩
7. Zephaniah 2:14 Is 14:23; 34:11 ↩
8. Zephaniah 2:14 Lit her capitals ↩
9. Zephaniah 2:14 Lit A voice ↩
10. Zephaniah 2:15 Is 22:2 ↩
11. Zephaniah 2:15 Is 32:9, 11; 47:8 ↩
12. Zephaniah 2:15 Is 47:8; Ezek 28:2, 9 ↩
13. Zephaniah 2:15 Is 32:14 ↩
14. Zephaniah 2:15 Jer 18:16; 19:8 ↩