“Now, then, hear this, you (A)luxuriant one,
Who (B)lives securely,
Who says in her heart,
(C)I am, and there is no one besides me.
I will (D)not sit as a widow,
Nor know the loss of children.’

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“Carefree in Zion”

(A)Woe to those who are carefree in Zion,
And to those who feel secure on the mountain of Samaria,
The (B)dignitaries of the foremost of nations,
To whom the house of Israel comes.

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15 This is the (A)presumptuous city
That (B)dwells securely,
Who says in her heart,
(C)I am, and there is no one besides me.”
How she has become a (D)desolation,
A resting place for animals!
(E)Everyone who passes by her will [a]hiss
And wave his hand in contempt.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 2:15 Or whistle

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