Zephaniah 2:14
Zephaniah 2:14 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
14Flocks and herds will lie down there,
creatures of every kind.
The desert owl and the screech owl
will roost on her columns.
Their hooting will echo through the windows,
rubble will fill the doorways,
the beams of cedar will be exposed.
Read Zephaniah 2 in NIV · About the NIV
14Flocks will lie down in her midst,
2:14 Or All kinds of beasts in crowds; lit Every kind of beast of a nationAll animals that range in herds;
Both the 2:14 Or owl; or jackdawpelican and the hedgehog
Will spend their nights in 2:14 Lit her capitalsthe tops of her pillars;
2:14 Lit A voiceBirds will sing in the window,
Devastation will be on the threshold;
For He has uncovered the cedar work.
Read Zephaniah 2 in NASB2020 · About the NASB2020
14Flocks will lie down in her midst,
All beasts which range in herds;
Both the pelican and the hedgehog
Will lodge in the tops of her pillars;
Birds will sing in the window,
Desolation will be on the threshold;
For He has laid bare the cedar work.
Read Zephaniah 2 in NASB1995 · About the NASB1995
14Flocks will lie down in her midst,
All the animals which range in herds;
Both the pelican and the short-eared owl
Will roost on the top of Nineveh’s pillars.
Birds will sing in the window,
Desolation will be on the threshold;
For He has uncovered the cedar paneling.
Read Zephaniah 2 in AMP · About the AMP
14Herds will lie down in her midst,
creatures of every kind.2:14 Hebrew beasts of every nation
Both the desert owl and screech owl2:14 The precise identification of the animals rendered desert owl and screech owl is uncertain.
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.
Read Zephaniah 2 in BSB · About the BSB
14Flocks and herds will lie down there.
So will creatures of every kind.
Desert owls and screech owls
will rest on its pillars.
The sound of their hooting will echo through the windows.
The doorways will be full of trash.
The cedar beams will be showing.
Read Zephaniah 2 in NIrV · About the NIrV