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13 Yahweh will use his power against the north and destroy Assyria.
    He will turn Nineveh into a deserted ruin,
        a dried up wasteland like the desert.
14 Flocks will lie down in it along with animals of every kind.
    Even pelicans and herons will nest on top of its columns.
    Listen! A bird will sing in a window.
    The doorway will be in ruins,
        because Yahweh will expose the cedar beams.
15 Is this the arrogant city?
    Is this the city that used to live securely,
        the city that used to think to itself,
            “I’m the only one, and no one else exists but me”?
    What a wasteland it is now, a resting place for wild animals!
    All who pass by it will hiss and make an obscene gesture.

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Assyria

13 He will stretch out his hand against the north
    and destroy Assyria,(A)
leaving Nineveh(B) utterly desolate
    and dry as the desert.(C)
14 Flocks and herds(D) will lie down there,
    creatures of every kind.
The desert owl(E) and the screech owl(F)
    will roost on her columns.
Their hooting will echo through the windows,
    rubble will fill the doorways,
    the beams of cedar will be exposed.
15 This is the city of revelry(G)
    that lived in safety.(H)
She said to herself,
    “I am the one! And there is none besides me.”(I)
What a ruin she has become,
    a lair for wild beasts!(J)
All who pass by her scoff(K)
    and shake their fists.(L)

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