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And the sea coast shall be the resting place of shepherds, and folds for cattle:

And it shall be the portion of him that shall remain of the house of Juda, there they shall feed: in the houses of Ascalon they shall rest in the evening: because the Lord their God will visit them, and bring back their captivity.

I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the blasphemies of the children of Ammon, with which they reproached my people, and have magnified themselves upon their borders.

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The land by the sea will become pastures
    having wells for shepherds
    and pens for flocks.(A)
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

“I have heard the insults(D) of Moab(E)
    and the taunts of the Ammonites,(F)
who insulted(G) my people
    and made threats against their land.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 2:7 Or will bring back their captives