Zephaniah 2:14

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Herds of wild animals will live in its rubble; all kinds of desert owls will perch on its stones and hoot in the windows. Noisy ravens will be heard inside its buildings, stripped bare of cedar.

Cross References

Psalm 102:6

I am like a lonely owl in the desert

Isaiah 14:23

The LORD will sweep out the people, and the land will become a swamp for wild animals.

Amos 9:1

I saw a vision of the LORD standing by the temple altar, and he said, “Shake the columns until the tops fall loose, and the doorposts crumble. Then make the pieces fall on the people below. I will take a sword and kill anyone who escapes.

Zephaniah 2:6

Your coast will be changed into pasture land and sheep pens.

Revelation 18:2

The angel shouted, “Fallen! Powerful Babylon has fallen and is now the home of demons. It is the den of every filthy spirit and of all unclean birds, and every dirty and hated animal.