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The coastland of the Cretans
    will be reduced to pastures,
to grazing grounds for shepherds
    and folds for flocks.
And the coastland will become the possession
    of the remnant of the house of Judah.
They will pasture their flocks there,
    and when evening arrives
    they will lie down in the houses at Ashkelon.
For the Lord, their God, will be mindful of them
    and restore their fortunes.
[a]“I have heard the insults of Moab
    and the taunts of the Ammonites
when they reviled my people
    and threatened their frontiers.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 2:8 Moab and Ammon, east of Israel, were its enemies. According to Gen 19:30-38, these peoples were descendants of Lot, who survived the disastrous fate of Sodom.

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