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Zephaniah 2:14

King James Version (KJV)

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Zephaniah 2:14

Verse 14 of 15

Scripture focus

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.

Zephaniah 2:14 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Zephaniah 2:14

Theological / Devotional

Flocks. A detailed description is given here of the “desolation” to come upon Nineveh (see v. 13). In graphic language the prophet pictures the absence of human inhabitants in the ruins of the city.

Cormorant. Heb. qa’ath, a bird not identified positively; possibly the “owl,” the “pelican,” or the “vulture” (RSV).

Bittern. Heb. qippod, probably the “short-eared owl,” Asio flammens; by some it is believed to be the hedgehog, Erinaceus auritus.

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