Zephaniah 2:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Zephaniah 2:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Zephaniah 2:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Zephaniah 2:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The sea coast will be pastures, with cottages for shepherds and folds for flocks.”

Zephaniah 2:6 — World English Bible

Zephaniah 2:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the sea-coast shall be pastures, with cottages for shepherds and folds for flocks. ”

Zephaniah 2:6 — American Standard Version

Zephaniah 2:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the sea-coast hath been habitations, Cottages <FI>for<Fi> shepherds, and folds <FI>for<Fi> a flock.”

Zephaniah 2:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Zephaniah 2:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and the sea-coast shall be cave-dwellings for shepherds, and folds for flocks. ”

Zephaniah 2:6 — Darby Translation

Zephaniah 2:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cotages for shepheardes and sheepefoldes.”

Zephaniah 2:6 — Geneva Bible

Zephaniah 2:6 in Context — Zephaniah 2

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.

6 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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What Does Zephaniah 2:6 Mean?

Zephaniah 2:6 is a verse from the Book of Zephaniah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Zephaniah chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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