Zephaniah 2:7

Bible › Zephaniah › Chapter 2 › Verse 7

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.The coast will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; there they will find pasture. They will lie down in the evening among the houses of Ashkelon, for the LORD their God will attend to them and restore their captives.

In other translations

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.The coast will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; there they will find pasture. They will lie down in the evening among the houses of Ashkelon, for the LORD their God will attend to them and restore their captives.

Hebrew words

וְהָיָהvehayahand it will belongH1961חֶבֶלchevel[the] regionH2256לִשְׁאֵרִיתlish'eritto [the] remnant ofH7611בֵּיתbeit[the] house ofH1004יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063עֲלֵיהֶם'aleihemon themH5921יִרְעוּןyir'unthey will graze !H7462בְּבָתֵּיbevateiin [the] houses ofH1004אַשְׁקְלוֹן'ashkelonAshkelonH831בָּעֶרֶבba'erevin the eveningH6153יִרְבָּצוּןyirbatzunthey will lie down !H7257כִּיkiforH3588יִפְקְדֵםyifkedemhe will visit themH6485יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֵיהֶם'eloheihemGod theirH430וְשָׁבveshavand he will turn backH7725שְׁבִיתָם׃shevutamcaptivity theirH7622

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

People: Judah

Places: Ashkelon

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