Zephaniah 2:7-9
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7 There the little remnant of the tribe of Judah will be pastured. They will lie down to rest in the abandoned houses in Ashkelon. For the Lord God will visit his people in kindness and restore their prosperity again.
8 “I have heard the taunts of the people of Moab and Ammon, mocking my people and invading their land. 9 Therefore as I live,” says the Lord Almighty, God of Israel, “Moab and Ammon will be destroyed like Sodom and Gomorrah and become a place of stinging nettles, salt pits, and eternal desolation; those of my people who are left will plunder and possess them.”
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Zephaniah 2:7-9
New International Version
7 That land will belong
to the remnant(A) 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](B)
Moab and Ammon
8 “I have heard the insults(C) of Moab(D)
and the taunts of the Ammonites,(E)
who insulted(F) my people
and made threats against their land.(G)
9 Therefore, as surely as I live,”
declares the Lord Almighty,
the God of Israel,
“surely Moab(H) will become like Sodom,(I)
the Ammonites(J) like Gomorrah—
a place of weeds and salt pits,
a wasteland forever.
The remnant of my people will plunder(K) them;
the survivors(L) of my nation will inherit their land.(M)”
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 2:7 Or will bring back their captives
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