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Zephaniah 2:6

Judgment

4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.

5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.

And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

7 And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.

8 I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
So the seacoast will become a land of pastures, with wells for shepherds and folds for sheep.
KJV
And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
WEB
The sea coast will be pastures, with cottages for shepherds and folds for flocks.
ASV
And the sea-coast shall be pastures, with cottages for shepherds and folds for flocks.
DARBY
and the sea-coast shall be cave-dwellings for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
BLB
And the coast of the sea will become pastures, with wells for shepherds and folds the flock.
ÅB
Og bygdene ute ved havet skal bli til beitemarker med gjemmesteder for hyrdene og med fehegn.
OTB
Således skal kysten bli til beiteland,
Med enger for hyrder og innhegninger for flokker.
B1930
Og bygdene ute ved havet skal bli til beitemarker med gjemmesteder for hyrdene og med fehegn.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 5:17

    Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

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  • Isaiah 17:2

    The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

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  • Zephaniah 2:14–15

    And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.

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  • Ezekiel 25:5

    And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couchingplace for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

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