The seacoast shall be pastures,
With [a]shelters for shepherds (A)and folds for flocks.
The coast shall be for (B)the remnant of the house of Judah;
They shall feed their flocks there;
In the houses of Ashkelon they shall lie down at evening.
For the Lord their God will (C)intervene[b] for them,
And (D)return their captives.

“I(E) have heard the reproach of Moab,
And (F)the insults of the people of Ammon,
With which they have reproached My people,
And (G)made arrogant threats against their borders.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 2:6 Underground huts or cisterns, lit. excavations
  2. Zephaniah 2:7 Lit. visit them

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