Zephaniah 2:6-8
New Catholic Bible
6 The coastland of the Cretans
will be reduced to pastures,
to grazing grounds for shepherds
and folds for flocks.
7 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.
8 [a]“I have heard the insults of Moab
and the taunts of the Ammonites
when they reviled my people
and threatened their frontiers.
Footnotes
- 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.
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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