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Zephaniah 2:6-8
Contemporary English Version
Zephaniah 2:6-8
Contemporary English Version
6 Your seacoast will be changed
into pastureland
and sheep pens.[a]
7 The Lord God hasn't forgotten
those survivors in Judah,
and he will help them—
his people will take your land
to use for pasture.
And when evening comes,
they will rest
in houses at Ashkelon.[b]
Judgment on Moab and Ammon
* 8 (A) The Lord All-Powerful,
the God of Israel, said:
I've heard Moab and Ammon
insult my people
and threaten their nation.[c]
Zephaniah 2:6-8
New International Version
Zephaniah 2:6-8
New International Version
6 The land by the sea will become pastures
having wells for shepherds
and pens for flocks.(A)
7 That land will belong
to the remnant(B) of the people of Judah;
there they will find pasture.
In the evening they will lie down
in the houses of Ashkelon.
The Lord their God will care for them;
he will restore their fortunes.[a](C)
Moab and Ammon
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 2:7 Or will bring back their captives
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