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Zephaniah 2:15

This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.

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ASV

This is the joyous city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none besides me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.

KJV

This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.

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21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
זֹ֠אתzoTthisH2063 →
הָעִ֤ירha.'Ir[is] the cityH5892 →
הָעַלִּיזָה֙ha.'a.li.Zah<the> jubilantH5947 →
הַיּוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתhai.yo.She.vetwhich dwellsH3427 →
לָבֶ֔טַחla.Ve.tachto securityH983 →
הָאֹֽמְרָה֙ha.'o.me.Rahwhich saysH559 →
בִּלְבָבָ֔הּbil.va.Vahin heart itsH3824 →
אֲנִ֖י'a.NiIH589 →
וְאַפְסִ֣יve.'af.Siand only IH657 →
ע֑וֹדod[am] yetH5750 →
אֵ֣יךְ׀'eikhhow!H349 →
הָיְתָ֣הha.ye.Tahit has becomeH1961 →
לְשַׁמָּ֗הle.sha.Mah<into> a wasteH8047 →
מַרְבֵּץ֙mar.Betza resting placeH4769 →
לַֽחַיָּ֔הla.chai.Yahfor <the> animal[s]H2416 →
כֹּ֚לkoleveryH3605 →
עוֹבֵ֣רo.Ver[one who] passes byH5674 →
עָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haat itH5921 →
יִשְׁרֹ֖קyish.Rokhe will hissH8319 →
יָנִ֥יעַya.Ni.a'he will shakeH5128 →
יָדֽוֹ׃ סya.Dohand hisH3027 →

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Revelation 18:7As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.Isaiah 47:8So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’Isaiah 47:7–8You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.Ezekiel 28:9Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound you.Isaiah 22:2O city of commotion, O town of revelry? Your slain did not die by the sword, nor were they killed in battle.Nahum 3:19There is no healing for your injury; your wound is severe. All who hear the news of you applaud your downfall, for who has not experienced your constant cruelty?Jeremiah 19:8I will make this city a desolation and an object of scorn. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.Lamentations 2:15All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?”Psalms 52:6–7The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,1 Kings 9:7–8then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples.Lamentations 1:1How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess of the provinces has become a slave.Lamentations 2:1How the Lord has covered the Daughter of Zion with the cloud of His anger! He has cast the glory of Israel from heaven to earth. He has abandoned His footstool in the day of His anger.Matthew 27:39And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their headsEzekiel 29:3Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’Isaiah 14:4–5you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended!Revelation 18:7–19As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’Isaiah 32:9Stand up, you complacent women; listen to me. Give ear to my word, you overconfident daughters.

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