Zephaniah 2:14
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her In the midst of the city of Nineveh; in the streets of it, where houses…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her - No desolation is like that of decayed luxury. It preaches the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her - Nineveh was so completely destroyed, that its situation is not at…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Zephaniah 2:12-15
The cup is going round, when Nebuchadnezzar is going on conquering and to conquer; and not only Israel's near…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
all the beasts of the nations Sept. all the beasts of the earth, as the phrase usually runs (Gen 1:24; Psa 79:2), or…
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