Zephaniah 2:14
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.
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
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.
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.
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Commentary
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20 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְרָבְצ֨וּ | ve.ra.ve.Tzu | and they will lie down | H7257 → |
| בְתוֹכָ֤הּ | ve.to.Khah | in [the] midst of it | H8432 → |
| עֲדָרִים֙ | 'a.da.Rim | herds | H5739 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → |
| חַיְתוֹ־ | chay.tov- | animal of | H2416 → |
| ג֔וֹי | Goy | a nation | H1471 → |
| גַּם־ | gam- | both | H1571 → |
| קָאַת֙ | ka.'At | desert owl | H6893 → |
| גַּם־ | gam- | as well as | H1571 → |
| קִפֹּ֔ד | ki.Pod | hedgehog | H7090 → |
| בְּכַפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ | be.khaf.to.Rei.ha | on capitals its | H3730 → |
| יָלִ֑ינוּ | ya.Li.nu | they will spend [the] night | H3885 → |
| ק֠וֹל | Kol | a sound | H6963 → |
| יְשׁוֹרֵ֤ר | ye.sho.Rer | it will sing | H7891 → |
| בַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ | ba.cha.lOn | in the window | H2474 → |
| חֹ֣רֶב | Cho.rev | desolation | H2721 → |
| בַּסַּ֔ף | ba.Saf | [will be] on the threshold | H5592 → |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| אַרְזָ֖ה | 'ar.Zah | cedar-work | H731 → |
| עֵרָֽה׃ | 'e.Rah | he will lay bare | H6168 → |
