Zephaniah 2:15
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2:15This is how the once-proud city will end up56—
the city that was so secure.57
She thought to herself,58 “I am unique! No one can compare to me!”59
What a heap of ruins she has become, a place where wild animals live!
Everyone who passes by her taunts her60 and shakes his fist.61
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- 56 Heb “this is the proud city.”
- 57 Heb “the one that lived securely.”
- 58 Heb “the one who says in her heart.”
- 59 Heb “I [am], and besides me there is no other.”
- 60 Heb “hisses”; or “whistles.”
- 61 Hissing (or whistling) and shaking the fist were apparently ways of taunting a defeated foe or an object of derision in the culture of the time.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
This is the exultant city
that lived securely,
that said in her heart,
“I am, and there is no one else.”
What a desolation she has become,
a lair for wild beasts!
Everyone who passes by her
hisses and shakes his fist.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
This is the city of revelry
that lived in safety.
She said to herself,
“I am the one! And there is none besides me.”
What a ruin she has become,
a lair for wild beasts!
All who pass by her scoff
and shake their fists.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
This is the jubilant city
that lives in security,
that says to herself:
I exist, and there is no one else.
What a desolation she has become,
a place for wild animals to lie down!
Everyone who passes by her
scoffs and shakes his fist.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
This is the boisterous city,
once so secure.
“I am the greatest!” it boasted.
“No other city can compare with me!”
But now, look how it has become an utter ruin,
a haven for wild animals.
Everyone passing by will laugh in derision
and shake a defiant fist.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
This is the city of rejoicing
that lived securely;
the one saying in her heart,
“I am, and there is none besides me.”
How she has become a desolation,
a lair for wild animals!
Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.
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KJV 1900King James Version
This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly,
That said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me:
How is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in!
Every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.
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