Zephaniah 2:7

Zephaniah 2:7 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

7That land will belong

to the remnant 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.2:7 Or will bring back their captives

Moab and Ammon

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

7And the coast will be

For the remnant of the house of Judah,

They will drive sheep to pasture on it.

In the houses of Ashkelon they will lie down at evening;

For the Lord their God will care for them

And restore their fortunes.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

7And the coast will be

For the remnant of the house of Judah,

They will pasture on it.

In the houses of Ashkelon they will lie down at evening;

For the Lord their God will care for them

And restore their fortune.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

7The 2:7 This is one of the more than twenty-five details of Bible prophecy about the promised land that has been literally fulfilled. See note Ezek 26:14 for information about a similar fulfillment of Bible prophecy with regard to Tyre.seacoast will belong

To the remnant of the house of Judah;

They will pasture [their flocks] on it.

In the [deserted] houses of Ashkelon [in Philistia] they [of Judah] will lie down and rest in the evening,

For the Lord their God will care for them;

And restore their fortune [permitting them to occupy the land]. [Is 14:29-31; Amos 1:6-8]

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