Zephaniah 2:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorantc 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. ”

Zephaniah 2:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her - No desolation is like that of decayed luxury. It preaches the nothingness of man, the fruitlessness of his toils, the fleetingness of his hopes and...
Zephaniah 2:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the (h) cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; [their] voice shall sing in the windows; d...
Zephaniah 2:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

all . all kinds of. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Genus), App-6. upper lintels . chapiters, or carved capitals. cedar work: i.e. the wainscotting.
Zephaniah 2:14 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

The Prophet describes here the state of the city and the desolation of the country. He says, that the habitations of flocks would be in the midst of the city Nineveh. The city, we know, was pop...
Zephaniah 2:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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; desol...
Zephaniah 2:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And flocks shall lie down, &c.— And flocks of every kind of animals shall lie down in the midst of her: both the pelican and the porcupine shall lodge in the upper chapiters or carved work of...
Zephaniah 2:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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; des...
Zephaniah 2:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jehovah's impending Judgment upon Judah's Neighbours and Foes The universal note which is struck in Zechariah 1:2-3 is now further amplified. Jehovah's agents of punishment, the Scythians, shall...
Zephaniah 2:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(4-15) Jehovah’s chastisement of foreign powers. These Divine visitations are introduced somewhat abruptly. The connection is perhaps that they are intended to lead God’s people to repent, and put th...
Zephaniah 2:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

NINIVE DELENDA Zephaniah 2:4-15 THERE now come a series of articles on foreign nations, connected with the previous prophecy by the conjunction for, and detailing the worldwide judgment which i...
Zephaniah 2:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Meekness Saves, Pride Destroys Zephaniah 2:1-15 The nation, on the whole, had no remorse, no desire for God; but there were a few meek and lowly souls, and the hope was held out to them that th...
Zephaniah 2:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

After this declaration, the prophet uttered his great appeal, first to the nation as a whole, calling on it to pull itself together before the opportunity for repentance should pass, before the hour...
Zephaniah 2:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border. (9) Therefore as I live, saith t...
Zephaniah 2:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 stood, and people in great numbers walked; but now only should be seen the...
Zephaniah 2:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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; desol...
Zephaniah 2:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And he will stretch out his hand against the north Nor will the southern nations only be punished, but judgments will be executed by the divine justice on the nations lying toward the north; and w...
Zephaniah 2:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ethiopia and Assyria Threatened. B. C. 612. 12 Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain...
Zephaniah 2:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Nineveh shall be so razed that flocks of cattle shall lie down in the midst of it, as before of the Philistines, Zephaniah 2:6 . All the beasts of the nations; all sorts of beasts which are foun...
Zephaniah 2:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Assyrians ( Zephaniah 2:13-15 ). Zephaniah 2:13-14 ‘And he will stretch out his hand against the north, And destroy Assyria, And he will make Nineveh a desolation, And dry like the wilde...
Zephaniah 2:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] Zephaniah 2:13 .) The prophet dwells longer on the heathen power of the north, the Assyrian kingdom with its capital, Nineveh, because Assyria was then the imperial power, see...
Zephaniah 2:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zephaniah 2:1 . Gather yourselves together, for fasting and prayer, oh nation not desired, whose practices are lothed and abhorred; a nation whom God will not own as his chosen people. Zephani...
Zephaniah 2:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

He will stretch out His hand against the north. National pride and national ruin Two facts are suggested-- I. That men are often prone to pride themselves on the greatness of their country....
Zephaniah 2:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION. Verse 2:1-3:8 Part II . EXHORTATION TO REPENTANCE AND TO PERSEVERANCE . Zephaniah 2:1-36 § 1. The prophet urges all to examine their ways before the day of the L...
Zephaniah 2:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Door of Moab, Amman, and Assyria
Zephaniah 2:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Amos 9:1 ; Isaiah 13:19-22 ; Isaiah 34:11-17 ; Jeremiah 22:14 ; Revelation 18:2 ; Zephaniah 2:6
Zephaniah 2:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

All the beasts — All sorts of beasts which are found in those countries. The bittern — A bird that delights in desolate places.

Zephaniah 2:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Zephaniah 2:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Zephaniah 2:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Zephaniah 2:14 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Zephaniah 2:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Zephaniah 2:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Zephaniah 2:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Zephaniah 2:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Zephaniah 2:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Zephaniah 2:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Zephaniah 2:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Zephaniah 2:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Zephaniah 2:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Zephaniah 2:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Zephaniah 2:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Zephaniah 2:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zephaniah 2:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Zephaniah 2:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Zephaniah 2:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Zephaniah 2:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Zephaniah 2:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zephaniah 2:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

Zephaniah 2:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Zephaniah 2:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Zephaniah 2:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Zephaniah 2:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes