Zephaniah 2:14

“And flocks will lie down in her midst, every animal of the nations; both the pelican and the hedgehog will lodge in her capitals; a voice will sing in the window; dryness will be on the threshold; for her cedar work has been laid bare.”

Zephaniah 2:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zephaniah 2:14, word by word

And flocksעֲדָרִיםadarim

herd, flock

Herd, flock, drove.

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will lie downרָבְצוּravtsu

lie down, crouch

Lie down, crouch, like an animal at rest or lying in wait.

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in her midstתוֹכָtocha

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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every animalחַיְתchayt

beast

Literally "living thing": a creature, especially a wild one.

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of the nationsגוֹיgoy

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

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both the pelicanקָאַתkaat

pelican

A bird of the wilderness and of ruins; perhaps the pelican.

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and the hedgehogקִפֹּדkipod

hedgehog? (uncertain)

An animal of desolate places; the identification is uncertain: hedgehog or porcupine, or a bird such as the bittern.

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will lodgeיָלִינוּyalinu

spend the night

To stay in a place through the night, to sleep or to keep watch.

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in her capitalsכַפְתֹּרֶיchaftore

capital

The top of a pillar.

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a voiceקוֹלkol

voice

What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.

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will singיְשׁוֹרֵרyeshorer

sing

To give voice to a melody, to praise YHWH or to celebrate.

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in the windowחַלּוֹןchalon

window

Window: an opening in a wall.

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drynessחֹרֶבchorev

drought

A time without rain, when the land is left without water.

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will be on the thresholdסַּףsaf

threshold

The low part of a doorway, which one steps over on entering.

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her cedar workאַרְזָהarza

cedar work

Cedar work: the cedar wood paneling of rich houses.

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has been laid bareעֵרָהera

lay bare

To strip what covers something and leave it in view, or to tear it down to its base.

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The context

13And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria, and he will make Nineveh a desolation, dry as the wilderness.

14 · This verse (above)

15This is the exultant city who sat in security, who said in her heart, “I, and no one else.” How she has become a horror, a resting place for animals! Everyone who passes by her will hiss and shake his hand.

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