Zephaniah 2:13-15

Modern English Version

¹³ And He will stretch out His hand against the north
    and destroy Assyria;
and He will make Nineveh a desolation,
    and dry like the desert.
¹⁴ Herds will lie down in her midst,
    beasts of every kind;
the cormorant and the bittern
    will lodge on her pillars.
Their voice will sing in the windows;
    desolation will be on the threshold;
    for He will lay bare the cedar work.
¹⁵ This is the rejoicing city
    that dwelt securely,
that said in her heart,
    “I am, and there is no one besides me.”
How has she become a desolation,
    a place for beasts to lie down!
Everyone who passes by her will hiss
    and shake his fist.