Zephaniah 2:14

New International Reader's Version

Flocks and herds will lie down there. So will creatures of every kind. Desert owls and screech owls will rest on its pillars. The sound of their hooting will echo through the windows. The doorways will be full of trash. The cedar beams will be showing.

Cross References

Psalm 102:6

I’m like a desert owl. I’m like an owl among destroyed buildings.

Isaiah 14:23

“I will turn it into a place where nothing but owls can live. I will turn it into a swamp. I will sweep through it like a broom and destroy everything,” announces the Lord who rules over all.

Jeremiah 22:14

He says, ‘I will build myself a great palace. It will have large rooms upstairs.’ So he makes big windows in it. He covers its walls with cedar boards. He decorates it with red paint.

Amos 9:1

I saw the Lord standing next to the altar in the temple. He said to me, “Strike the tops of the temple pillars. Then the heavy stones at the base of the entrance will shake. Bring everything down on the heads of everyone there. I will kill with my swords those who are left alive. None of the Israelites will escape. None will get away.

Zephaniah 2:6

The land by the sea will become grasslands. It will have wells for shepherds and pens for flocks.

Revelation 18:2

With a mighty voice he shouted, “ ‘Fallen! Babylon the Great has fallen!’ (Isaiah 21:9) She has become a place where demons live. She has become a den for every evil spirit. She has become a place where every ‘unclean’ bird is found. She has become a place where every ‘unclean’ and hated animal is found.