Zephaniah 2:7 — Bible Verse (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.”
Zephaniah 2:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Zephaniah 2:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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Zephaniah 2:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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 Yahweh, their God, will visit them and restore them.”
Zephaniah 2:7 — World English Bible
Zephaniah 2:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Zephaniah 2:7 — American Standard Version
Zephaniah 2:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the coast hath been for the remnant of the house of Judah, By them they have pleasure, In houses of Ashkelon at even they lie down, For inspect them doth Jehovah their God, And He hath turned back <FI>to<Fi> their captivity.”
Zephaniah 2:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Zephaniah 2:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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 theirGod shall visit them, and turn again their captivity. ”
Zephaniah 2:7 — Darby Translation
Zephaniah 2:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And that coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Iudah, to feede thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lodge toward night: for the Lord their God shall visite them, and turne away their captiuitie.”
Zephaniah 2:7 — Geneva Bible
Zephaniah 2:7 in Context — Zephaniah 2
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.
9 Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.
What Does Zephaniah 2:7 Mean?
Zephaniah 2:7 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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