Zephaniah 2:14
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they will lie down | וְרָבְצ֨וּ | ve-ra-ve-TZU | H7257 | to stretchרָבַץ (ra.vats) 1) to stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out 1a) (Qal) to lie down, lie 1b)(Hiphil) to cause to lie down 1b1) laying (stones) |
| in [the] midst of it | בְתוֹכָ֤הּ | ve-to-KHAH | H8432 | midstתָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) 1) midst, middle 1a) midst, middle 1b) into, through (after verbs of motion) 1c) among (of a number of persons) 1d) between (of things arranged by twos) 1e) from among (as to take or separate etc) |
| herds | עֲדָרִים֙ | 'a-da-RIM | H5739 | flockעֵ֫דֶר (e.der) 1) flock, herd 1a) flock 1b) herds, flocks and herds |
| every | כָּל־ | kol- | H3605 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606) |
| animal of | חַיְתוֹ־ | chay-tov- | H2416C | living thingחַיָּה (chay.yah) 1) living thing, animal 1a) animal 1b) life 1c) appetite 1d) revival, renewal Aramaic equivalent: che.va (חֵיוָא "beast" H2423) |
| a nation | ג֔וֹי | Goy | H1471A | nationגּוֹי (goy) 1) nation, people 1a) nation, people 1a1) usually of non-Hebrew people 1a2) of descendants of Abraham 1a3) of Israel 1b) of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.) |
| both | גַּם־ | gam- | H1571 | alsoגַּם (gam) 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike |
| desert owl | קָאַת֙ | ka-'AT | H6893 | pelicanקָאַת (qa.at) 1) a ceremonially unclean bird 1a) perhaps pelican or cormorant 1b) perhaps an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown |
| as well as | גַּם־ | gam- | H1571 | alsoגַּם (gam) 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike |
| hedgehog | קִפֹּ֔ד | ki-POD | H7090 | porcupineקִפֹּד (qip.pod) 1) porcupine, hedgehog 1a) a shrinking animal |
| on capitals its | בְּכַפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ | be-khaf-to-REI-ha | H3730 | capitalכַּפְתּוֹר (kaph.tor) 1) bulb, knob, capital, capital of a pillar 1a) knob, bulb (as ornament) 1b) capital (of a pillar) |
| they will spend [the] night | יָלִ֑ינוּ | ya-LI-nu | H3885A | to lodgeלוּן (lun) 1) to lodge, stop over, pass the night, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lodge, pass the night 1a2) to abide, remain (fig.) 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to rest, lodge 1c) (Hithpalpel) to dwell, abide |
| a sound | ק֠וֹל | Kol | H6963A | voiceקוֹל (qol) : voice/shout/loud 1) voice, sound, noise 1a) voice 1b) sound (of instrument) |
| it will sing | יְשׁוֹרֵ֤ר | ye-sho-RER | H7891 | to singשִׁיר (shir) 1) to sing 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sing 1a2) singer, songstresses (participle) 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to sing 1b2) singer, songstress (participle) 1c) (Hophal) to be sung |
| in the window | בַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ | ba-cha-lOn | H2474 | windowחַלּוֹן (chal.lon) window (piercing of the wall) |
| desolation | חֹ֣רֶב | CHO-rev | H2721B | desolationחֹ֫רֶב (cho.rev) desolation |
| [will be] on the threshold | בַּסַּ֔ף | ba-SAF | H5592B | thresholdסַף (saph) 1) threshold, sill 1a) threshold, sill, door-keeper |
| for | כִּ֥י | ki | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| cedar-work | אַרְזָ֖ה | 'ar-ZAH | H0731 | cedarאַרְזָה (ar.zah) cedar-panels, cedar-work |
| he will lay bare | עֵרָֽה׃ | 'e-RAH | H6168 | to uncoverעָרָה (a.rah) 1) to be bare, be nude, uncover, leave destitute, discover, empty, raze, pour out 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to bare, lay bare 1a2) to lay bare by emptying, empty 1a3) to pour out 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to make naked, strip bare (of sexual offences) 1b2) to pour out 1c) (Niphal) to be poured out, be exposed 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to expose oneself, make oneself naked 1d2) pouring oneself, spreading oneself (participle) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.