Zephaniah

Zephaniah 2:14

¹⁴Herds will lie down in her midst,

creatures of every kind.^e

Both the desert owl and screech owl^f

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.

Footnotes

e 2:14 Hebrew beasts of every nation
f 2:14 The precise identification of the animals rendered desert owl and screech owl is uncertain.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Herds	עֲדָרִים֙	‘ă·ḏā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5739 flock, herd
will lie down	וְרָבְצ֨וּ	wə·rā·ḇə·ṣū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H7257 stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out
in her midst	בְתוֹכָ֤הּ	ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵāh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H8432 midst
creatures	חַיְתוֹ־	ḥay·ṯōw-	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
of every kind	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Both	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
the desert owl	קָאַת֙	qā·’aṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H6893 pelican
and	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
screech owl	קִפֹּ֔ד	qip·pōḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H7090 porcupine
will roost	יָלִ֑ינוּ	yā·lî·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3885 lodge, pass the night
atop her	בְּכַפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ	bə·ḵap̄·tō·re·hā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H3730 capital
Their calls	ק֠וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
will sound	יְשׁוֹרֵ֤ר	yə·šō·w·rêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7891 sing
from the window	בַּֽחַלּוֹן֙	ba·ḥal·lō·wn	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H2474 window
but desolation	חֹ֣רֶב	ḥō·reḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2721 dryness, drought, heat
will lie on the threshold	בַּסַּ֔ף	bas·sap̄	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5592 basin, goblet
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He will expose	עֵרָֽה׃	‘ê·rāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6168 be naked, bare
the beams of cedar	אַרְזָ֖ה	’ar·zāh	Noun - feminine singular	H731 cedar-panels, cedar-work

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Isaiah 34:11–17 · Amos 9:1 · Isaiah 13:19–22 · Jeremiah 22:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.