Zephaniah 2:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The land along the coast will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; there they will graze. In the evening, they will lie down in the houses of Ashkelon. The Lord their God will care for them and restore their fortunes.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed there: in the houses of Ashkelon they shall lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the coast{H2256} shall be for the remnant{H7611} of the house{H1004} of Judah;{H3063} they shall feed{H7462} [their flocks] thereupon; in the houses{H1004} of Ashkelon{H831} shall they lie down{H7257} in the evening;{H6153} for Jehovah{H3068} their God{H430} will visit{H6485} them, and bring back{H7725} their captivity.{H7622}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the coast{H2256} shall be for the remnant{H7611} of the house{H1004} of Judah{H3063}; they shall feed{H7462}{(H8799)} thereupon: in the houses{H1004} of Ashkelon{H831} shall they lie down{H7257}{(H8799)} in the evening{H6153}: for the LORD{H3068} their God{H430} shall visit{H6485}{(H8799)} them, and turn away{H7725}{(H8804)} their captivity{H7622}{(H8675)}{H7622}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    yee it shalbe a porcion for soch as remayne of the house of Iuda, to fede ther vpon. In ye houses of Ascalon shal they rest towarde night: for the LORDE their God shal vyset the, & turne awaye their captyuite.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And that coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Iudah, to feede thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shal they lodge toward night: for the Lorde their God shall visite them, and turne away their captiuitie.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Yea it shalbe a portion for such as remayne of the house of Iuda, to feede therevpon, in the houses of Ascalon shal they rest towarde night: for the Lorde their God shall visite them, and turne away their captiuitie.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The coast will be for the remnant of the house of Judah. They will find pasture. In the houses of Ashkelon, they will lie down in the evening, for Yahweh, their God, will visit them, and restore them.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the coast hath been for the remnant of the house of Judah, By them they have pleasure, In houses of Ashkelon at even they lie down, For inspect them doth Jehovah their God, And He hath turned back `to' their captivity.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed `their flocks' thereupon; in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening; for Jehovah their God will visit them, and bring back their captivity.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed [their flocks] thereupon; in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening; for Jehovah their God will visit them, and bring back their captivity.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    The land by the sea will be for the rest of the children of Judah; by the sea they will give their flocks food: in the houses of Ashkelon they will take their rest in the evening; for the Lord their God will take them in hand and their fate will be changed.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The coast will be for the remnant of the house of Judah. They will find pasture. In the houses of Ashkelon, they will lie down in the evening, for Yahweh, their God, will visit them, and restore them.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Those who are left from the kingdom of Judah will take possession of it. By the sea they will graze, in the houses of Ashkelon they will lie down in the evening, for the LORD their God will intervene for them and restore their prosperity.

Referenced Verses

  • Zeph 3:20 : 20 At that time, I will bring you in; at the time I gather you. For I will make you a name and a praise among all the peoples of the earth, when I restore your fortunes before your very eyes, says the LORD.
  • Obad 1:19 : 19 People from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau, and people from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead.
  • Luke 1:68 : 68 'Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and provided redemption for His people.
  • Exod 4:31 : 31 The people believed, and when they heard that the LORD had taken notice of the Israelites and had seen their suffering, they bowed down and worshiped.
  • Ps 85:1 : 1 For the choir director: A psalm of the sons of Korah.
  • Ps 126:1-4 : 1 When the LORD brought back the captives of Zion, we were like those who dream. 2 Then our mouths were filled with laughter, and our tongues with joyful songs. Then it was said among the nations, 'The LORD has done great things for them.' 3 The LORD has done great things for us; we are glad. 4 Restore our fortunes, LORD, like streams in the Negev.
  • Isa 11:11 : 11 In that day, the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the remnant of his people who are left from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the islands of the sea.
  • Isa 14:1 : 1 For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob, and will again choose Israel, and He will settle them in their own land. Foreigners will join them and be united with the house of Jacob.
  • Isa 14:29-32 : 29 Do not rejoice, all you Philistia, that the rod that struck you is broken, for from the root of the serpent will emerge a viper, and its offspring will be a fiery flying serpent. 30 The poorest of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety. But I will kill your root with famine, and your remnant will be slain. 31 Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! All of Philistia is dissolved. For smoke comes from the north, and there is no straggler in its ranks. 32 What answer will be given to the messengers of the nation? 'The LORD has established Zion, and in her, the afflicted of His people will find refuge.'
  • Jer 3:18 : 18 In those days, the people of Judah and the people of Israel will come together; they will come from a land in the north to the land I gave your ancestors as an inheritance.
  • Jer 23:3 : 3 Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply.
  • Jer 29:14 : 14 I will be found by you—this is the LORD's declaration—and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you—this is the LORD's declaration. I will bring you back to the place from which I exiled you.
  • Jer 30:3 : 3 For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah, says the LORD, and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their ancestors, and they will possess it.
  • Jer 30:18-19 : 18 This is what the LORD says: Behold, I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings; the city will be rebuilt on its ruins, and the palace will stand in its proper place. 19 Out of them will come songs of thanksgiving and the sound of rejoicing. I will increase their numbers, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be despised.
  • Jer 31:7 : 7 For this is what the LORD says: Sing with joy for Jacob, shout for the chief of the nations. Proclaim, give praise, and say: Save, O LORD, your people, the remnant of Israel.
  • Jer 32:44 : 44 Fields will be bought with silver, deeds signed, sealed, and witnessed in the land of Benjamin and in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, in the towns of Judah, the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev—because I will restore their fortunes, declares the LORD.
  • Jer 33:7 : 7 I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel, and I will rebuild them as they were at first.
  • Ezek 39:25 : 25 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have compassion on the whole house of Israel, and I will be zealous for my holy name.
  • Amos 9:14-15 : 14 I will restore My people Israel from captivity. They will rebuild desolate cities and inhabit them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine. They will make gardens and eat their fruit. 15 I will plant them upon their land, and they will never again be uprooted from the land I have given them, says the Lord your God.
  • Luke 7:16 : 16 Fear took hold of everyone, and they glorified God, saying, 'A great prophet has risen among us!' and 'God has visited His people!'
  • Acts 8:26 : 26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, 'Get up and go south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.' (This is a desert road.)
  • Acts 8:40 : 40 Philip, however, was found at Azotus, and as he traveled, he preached the good news in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.
  • Rom 11:5 : 5 So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.
  • Gen 50:24 : 24 Then Joseph said to his brothers, 'I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and take you up out of this land to the land he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.'
  • Mic 2:12 : 12 I will surely gather all of you, Jacob; I will surely bring together the remnant of Israel. I will place them together like sheep in a fold, like a flock in its pasture—a noisy throng of people.
  • Mic 4:7 : 7 'I will make the lame a remnant, those driven away a strong nation. The LORD will reign over them in Mount Zion from that time on and forever.'
  • Mic 4:10 : 10 Writhe in pain and groan, Daughter Zion, like a woman in labor, for now you must leave the city and camp in the open field. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued. There the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies.
  • Mic 5:3-8 : 3 He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they will live securely, for his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth. 4 And he will be their peace. When Assyria invades our land and marches through our fortresses, we will raise up against them seven shepherds and eight leaders of men. 5 They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, the land of Nimrod with drawn blades. He will deliver us from Assyria when they invade our land and march across our borders. 6 The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man nor depend on the sons of men. 7 The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it goes, and no one can rescue. 8 Your hand will be lifted up in victory over your adversaries, and all your enemies will be cut off.
  • Zeph 2:9 : 9 Therefore, as surely as I live—declares the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel—Moab will become like Sodom, and the Ammonites like Gomorrah, a land of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual ruin. The remnant of My people will plunder them, and the survivors of My nation will inherit their land.
  • Hag 1:12 : 12 Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the entire remnant of the people obeyed the voice of the LORD their God and the message of the prophet Haggai, because the LORD their God had sent him. And the people feared the LORD.
  • Hag 2:2 : 2 Speak now to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying:
  • Zech 9:6-7 : 6 A foreigner will dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. 7 I will remove the blood from their mouths and their detestable things from between their teeth. Those who are left will belong to our God; they will become like a clan leader in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Zeph 2:6
    82%

    6 The seacoast will become pasturelands, with meadows for shepherds and sheepfolds.

  • Zeph 2:4
    74%

    4 For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon will become a ruin. At noon Ashdod will be driven out, and Ekron will be uprooted.

  • Isa 14:2
    73%

    2 Nations will take them and bring them to their own place. Then the house of Israel will possess them in the LORD's land as male and female servants. They will take captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.

  • Obad 1:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19 People from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau, and people from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead.

    20 This company of Israelite exiles who are in Canaan will possess the land as far as Zarephath; the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will possess the towns of the Negev.

  • Jer 30:3
    72%

    3 For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah, says the LORD, and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their ancestors, and they will possess it.

  • Jer 31:23-24
    2 verses
    71%

    23 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Once again they will say this in the land of Judah and in its cities when I restore their fortunes: 'May the LORD bless you, O dwelling of righteousness, O holy mountain.'

    24 People will live together in Judah and all its cities—farmers and those who move with the herds.

  • Jer 50:19
    71%

    19 I will restore Israel to his pasture, and he will graze on Carmel and Bashan; his soul will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.

  • Jer 33:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12 This is what the Lord Almighty says: In this desolate place, without people or animals, and in all its towns, there will again be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks.

    13 In the towns of the hill country, the western foothills, and the Negev, in the territory of Benjamin, around Jerusalem, and in the towns of Judah, flocks will again pass under the hands of the one who counts them, says the Lord.

  • Zeph 3:13
    70%

    13 The remnant of Israel will do no wrong, they will speak no lies, nor will deceit be found in their mouths. They will graze and lie down, and no one will make them afraid.

  • Zeph 2:8
    70%

    8 I have heard the taunts of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have reproached My people and enlarged their borders.

  • Zech 10:6
    70%

    6 I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and it will be as though I had never rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer them.

  • Amos 1:8
    70%

    8 'I will cut off the inhabitants from Ashdod, and the one who holds the scepter from Ashkelon; I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish,' says the Lord GOD.

  • Hos 6:11
    70%

    11 Also for you, Judah, a harvest is appointed, when I restore the fortunes of My people.

  • Amos 3:12
    70%

    12 This is what the Lord says: Just as a shepherd rescues from the mouth of a lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so will the Israelites who dwell in Samaria be rescued, with only the corner of a bed or a piece of a couch.

  • Jer 31:2
    70%

    2 This is what the LORD says: The people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness as Israel journeyed to find rest.

  • Isa 11:14
    69%

    14 Together they will swoop down on the shoulders of the Philistines to the west; they will plunder the people of the east. They will lay hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.

  • Mic 7:13
    69%

    13 The land will become desolate because of its inhabitants, due to the fruit of their deeds.

  • Isa 37:32
    69%

    32 For a remnant will go out from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.

  • Mic 2:12
    69%

    12 I will surely gather all of you, Jacob; I will surely bring together the remnant of Israel. I will place them together like sheep in a fold, like a flock in its pasture—a noisy throng of people.

  • Isa 13:14
    69%

    14 Like a hunted gazelle, like sheep without a shepherd, each will return to his own people, each will flee to his own land.

  • Jer 6:3
    69%

    3 Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents surrounding her and graze, each in his place.

  • Zech 8:7
    69%

    7 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: Behold, I will rescue my people from the land of the east and the land of the west.

  • Zech 9:16
    69%

    16 On that day, the LORD their God will save them as the flock of His people; they will sparkle in His land like jewels in a crown.

  • 2 Kgs 19:31
    69%

    31 For out of Jerusalem will come a remnant, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will accomplish this.

  • Isa 17:2
    69%

    2 The cities of Aroer are abandoned; they will be places for flocks, where they will lie down, and no one will disturb them.

  • Isa 7:19
    69%

    19 They will all come and settle in the steep ravines, in the crevices of the rocks, on all the thorn bushes, and in all the watering places.

  • Jer 31:7
    69%

    7 For this is what the LORD says: Sing with joy for Jacob, shout for the chief of the nations. Proclaim, give praise, and say: Save, O LORD, your people, the remnant of Israel.

  • Joel 3:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1 For behold, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem.

    2 I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment with them concerning my people and my inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and they have divided up my land.

  • Zech 9:5
    69%

    5 Ashkelon will see it and be afraid; Gaza too, and will writhe in great anguish, and Ekron, because its hope will be disappointed. The king will perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon will no longer be inhabited.

  • Jer 30:18
    69%

    18 This is what the LORD says: Behold, I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings; the city will be rebuilt on its ruins, and the palace will stand in its proper place.

  • Josh 18:5
    69%

    5 Divide the land into seven portions. Judah will remain in its territory in the south, and the house of Joseph will remain in its territory in the north.

  • Jer 47:7
    69%

    7 But how can it rest when the LORD has commanded it? He has assigned it against Ashkelon and the coast of the sea.

  • Obad 1:17
    69%

    17 But on Mount Zion there will be deliverance; it will be holy, and the house of Jacob will possess its inheritance.

  • Jer 12:14-15
    2 verses
    69%

    14 This is what the LORD says: 'As for all my evil neighbors who harm the inheritance I gave my people Israel, I will uproot them from their land, and I will uproot the house of Judah from among them.'

    15 'But after I have uprooted them, I will return and have compassion on them and will bring them back, each to their own inheritance and each to their own land.'

  • Isa 65:10
    68%

    10 The Sharon will become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a resting place for cattle, for my people who seek me.

  • Jer 50:4
    68%

    4 In those days and at that time,' declares the LORD, 'the people of Israel and the people of Judah will come together, weeping as they go, seeking the LORD their God.

  • Ezek 28:26
    68%

    26 They will live there in safety, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will live securely when I execute judgments on all their neighbors who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.

  • Zech 9:7
    68%

    7 I will remove the blood from their mouths and their detestable things from between their teeth. Those who are left will belong to our God; they will become like a clan leader in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.

  • Zech 12:7
    68%

    7 The Lord will save the dwellings of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem will not exceed that of Judah.

  • Jer 3:18
    68%

    18 In those days, the people of Judah and the people of Israel will come together; they will come from a land in the north to the land I gave your ancestors as an inheritance.

  • Ps 69:35
    68%

    35 Let the heavens and the earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them.

  • Ezek 38:8
    68%

    8 After many days, you will be called to attention. In the latter years, you will go against a land that has been brought back from the sword and gathered from many peoples upon the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate. Its people were brought out from the nations, and now they dwell securely, all of them.

  • Isa 10:20
    68%

    20 On that day, the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer lean on the one who struck them, but will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.

  • Isa 11:11
    68%

    11 In that day, the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the remnant of his people who are left from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the islands of the sea.

  • Isa 11:16
    68%

    16 There will be a highway for the remnant of His people who remain from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt.