Bible Compass
Log inGet started
Back to the chapter

Zephaniah 2:7

Ashkelon
Judgment

5 Woe to the dwellers of the seacoast, O nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines: “I will destroy you, and no one will be left.”

6 So the seacoast will become a land of pastures, with wells for shepherds and folds for sheep.

The coast will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; there they will find pasture. They will lie down in the evening among the houses of Ashkelon, for the LORD their God will attend to them and restore their captives.

8 “I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders.

9 Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah— a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.”

Read the whole chapter

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.

Compare

BSB
The coast will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; there they will find pasture. They will lie down in the evening among the houses of Ashkelon, for the LORD their God will attend to them and restore their captives.
KJV
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.
WEB
The coast will be for the remnant of the house of Judah. They will find pasture. In the houses of Ashkelon, they will lie down in the evening, for the LORD, their God, will visit them and restore them.
ASV
And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed [their flocks] thereupon; in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening; for Jehovah their God will visit them, and bring back their captivity.
DARBY
And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for Jehovah their God shall visit them, and turn again their captivity.
BLB
And the coast will be for the remnant of the house of Judah; upon them they will shepherd; in the houses of Ashkelon they will lie down in the evening. For YHWH their God will attend to them and turn back their captivity.
ÅB
Og det skal bli en bygd for dem som blir igjen av Judas hus; der skal de ha sitt beite, i Askalons huser skal de hvile om kvelden. For Herren deres Gud skal se til dem og gjøre ende på deres fangenskap.
OTB
Og kysten skal være
For resten av Judas hus,
De skal drive flokker der;
I husene i Askalon skal de legge seg om kvelden,
For Herren deres Gud skal ta seg av dem
Og gjenopprette deres formue.
B1930
Og det skal bli en bygd for dem som blir igjen av Judas hus; der skal de ha sitt beite, i Askalons huser skal de hvile om aftenen. For Herren deres Gud skal se til dem og gjøre ende på deres fangenskap.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 4:31

    and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.

    Read in context

  • Zephaniah 3:20

    At that time I will bring you in; yes, at that time I will gather you. For I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your captives before your very eyes,” says the LORD.

    Read in context

  • Micah 5:3–8

    Therefore Israel will be abandoned until she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Israel.

    Read in context

  • Luke 1:68

    “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.

    Read in context

  • Ezekiel 39:25

    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Now I will restore Jacob from captivity and will have compassion on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for My holy name.

    Read in context

  • Obadiah 1:19

    Those from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau; those from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead.

    Read in context

  • Micah 2:12

    I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob; I will collect the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in the midst of its pasture— a noisy throng.

    Read in context

  • Jeremiah 33:7

    I will restore Judah and Israel from captivity and will rebuild them as in former times.

    Read in context