Zephaniah 2
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Zephaniah 2:11-15

11The LordH3068 will be 1terrifyingH3372 to them, for He will 2starveH7329 3allH3605 the godsH430 of the earthH776; and allH3605 the 4coastlandsH339 of the nationsH1471 will 5bowH2331 downH2331 to Him, everyoneH376 from his own placeH4725.

12“You alsoH1571, 6EthiopiansH3569, will be slainH2491 by My swordH2719.”13And He will 7stretchH5186 outH5186 His handH3027 againstH5921 the northH6828 And eliminateH6 8AssyriaH804, And He will makeH7760 9NinevehH5210 a desolationH8077, ParchedH6723 like the wildernessH4057.14FlocksH5739 will lieH7257 downH7257 in her midstH8432, 10AllH3605 animalsH2421 that range in herdsH1471; BothH1571 the 1112pelicanH6893 and the hedgehogH7090 Will spendH3885 their nightsH3885 in 13the topsH3730 ofH3730 her pillarsH3730; 14BirdsH6963 will singH7891 in the windowH2474, DevastationH2721 will be on the thresholdH5592; For He has uncoveredH6168 the cedarH731 workH731.15ThisH2088 is the 15presumptuousH5947 cityH5892 That 16dwellsH3427 securelyH983, Who saysH559 in her heartH3824, “17I am, and thereH657 is noH657 oneH657 besidesH5750 me.” HowH349 she has becomeH1961 a 18desolationH8047, A restingH4769 placeH4769 for animalsH2421! 19EveryoneH3605 who passesH5674 by her will 20hissH8319 And waveH5128 his handH3027 in contempt.

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Notes

  1. 1. Zephaniah 2:11 Joel 2:11 ↩
  2. 2. Zephaniah 2:11 Lit allow to dwindle ↩
  3. 3. Zephaniah 2:11 Zeph 1:4 ↩
  4. 4. Zephaniah 2:11 Is 24:15 ↩
  5. 5. Zephaniah 2:11 Ps 72:8-11; Zeph 3:9 ↩
  6. 6. Zephaniah 2:12 Is 18:1-7; 20:4, 5; Ezek 30:4-9 ↩
  7. 7. Zephaniah 2:13 Is 14:26; Zeph 1:4 ↩
  8. 8. Zephaniah 2:13 Is 10:16; Mic 5:6 ↩
  9. 9. Zephaniah 2:13 Nah 3:7 ↩
  10. 10. Zephaniah 2:14 Or All kinds of beasts in crowds; lit Every kind of beast of a nation ↩
  11. 11. Zephaniah 2:14 Or owl; or jackdaw ↩
  12. 12. Zephaniah 2:14 Is 14:23; 34:11 ↩
  13. 13. Zephaniah 2:14 Lit her capitals ↩
  14. 14. Zephaniah 2:14 Lit A voice ↩
  15. 15. Zephaniah 2:15 Is 22:2 ↩
  16. 16. Zephaniah 2:15 Is 32:9, 11; 47:8 ↩
  17. 17. Zephaniah 2:15 Is 47:8; Ezek 28:2, 9 ↩
  18. 18. Zephaniah 2:15 Is 32:14 ↩
  19. 19. Zephaniah 2:15 Jer 18:16; 19:8 ↩
  20. 20. Zephaniah 2:15 Or whistle ↩

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