Zephaniah 2:12-14

International Children’s Bible

¹² “You Cushites also
    will be killed by my sword.”
¹³ Then the Lord will turn against the north
    and punish Assyria.
He will destroy Nineveh.
    It will be dry like a desert.
¹⁴ Sheep and goats will lie down there.
    Wild animals will live there.
The owls and crows will sit
    on the stone pillars that are left standing.
Their calls will be heard through the windows.
    Trash will be in the doorways.
    The wooden boards of the buildings will be gone.