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Zephaniah 2:7

NETBible	Those who are left from the kingdom of Judah¹ will take possession of it.² By the sea³ they⁴ will graze, in the houses of Ashkelon they will lie down in the evening, for the Lord their God will intervene for them⁵ and restore their prosperity.⁶
NIV © biblegateway Zep 2:7	It will belong to the remnant of the house 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.
NASB © biblegateway Zep 2:7	And 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.
NLT © biblegateway Zep 2:7	The few survivors of the tribe of Judah will pasture there. They will lie down to rest in the abandoned houses in Ashkelon. For the LORD their God will visit his people in kindness and restore their prosperity again.
MSG © biblegateway Zep 2:7	What's left of the family of Judah will get it. Day after day they'll pasture by the sea, and go home in the evening to Ashkelon to sleep. Their very own GOD will look out for them. He'll make things as good as before.
BBE © SABDAweb Zep 2:7	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.
NRSV © bibleoremus Zep 2:7	The seacoast shall become the possession of the remnant of the house of Judah, on which they shall pasture, and in the houses of Ashkelon they shall lie down at evening. For the LORD their God will be mindful of them and restore their fortunes.
NKJV © biblegateway Zep 2:7	The coast shall be for 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 intervene for them, And return their captives.
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KJV	And the coast <02256> shall be for the remnant <07611> of the house <01004> of Judah <03063>_; they shall feed <07462> (8799) thereupon: in the houses <01004> of Ashkelon <0831> shall they lie down <07257> (8799) in the evening <06153>_: for the LORD <03068> their God <0430> shall visit <06485> (8799) them, and turn away <07725> (8804) their captivity <07622> (8675) <07622>_. {for the LORD: or, when, etc}
NASB © biblegateway Zep 2:7	And the coast <02256> will be For the remnant <07611> of the house <01004> of Judah <03063> , They will pasture <07462> on it. In the houses <01004> of Ashkelon <0831> they will lie <07257> down <07257> at evening <06153> ; For the LORD <03068> their God <0430> will care <06485> for them And restore <07725> their fortune <07622> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ estai <1510> V-FMI-3S to <3588> T-NSN scoinisma {N-NSN} thv <3588> T-GSF yalasshv <2281> N-GSF toiv <3588> T-DPM kataloipoiv <2645> A-DPM oikou <3624> N-GSM iouda <2448> N-PRI ep <1909> PREP autouv <846> D-APM nemhsontai {V-FMI-3P} en <1722> PREP toiv <3588> T-DPM oikoiv <3624> N-DPM askalwnov {N-GSF} deilhv <1169> A-GSF katalusousin <2647> V-FAI-3P apo <575> PREP proswpou <4383> N-GSN uiwn <5207> N-GPM iouda <2448> N-PRI oti <3754> CONJ epeskeptai <1980> V-RMI-3S autouv <846> D-APM kuriov <2962> N-NSM o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM autwn <846> D-GPM kai <2532> CONJ apestreqe <654> V-AAI-3S thn <3588> T-ASF aicmalwsian <161> N-ASF autwn <846> D-GPM
NET [draft] ITL	Those who are left <07611> from the kingdom <01004> of Judah <03063> will take possession of it. By the sea <02256> they will graze <07462> , in the houses <01004> of Ashkelon <0831> they will lie down <07257> in the evening <06153> , for <03588> the Lord <03068> their God <0430> will intervene <06485> for them and restore <07725> their prosperity <07622> .
HEBREW	*Mtybs {Mtwbs} <07622> bsw <07725> Mhyhla <0430> hwhy <03068> Mdqpy <06485> yk <03588> Nwubry <07257> breb <06153> Nwlqsa <0831> ytbb <01004> Nwery <07462> Mhyle <05921> hdwhy <03063> tyb <01004> tyrasl <07611> lbx <02256> hyhw (2:7) <01961>

NETBible

Those who are left from the kingdom of Judah¹ will take possession of it.² By the sea³ they⁴ will graze, in the houses of Ashkelon they will lie down in the evening, for the Lord their God will intervene for them⁵ and restore their prosperity.⁶

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “the remnant of the house of Judah.”

²tn Or “the coast will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah.”

³tc Heb “on them,” but the antecedent of the masculine pronoun is unclear. It may refer back to the “pasture lands,” though that noun is feminine. It is preferable to emend the text from עֲלֵיהֶם (’alehem) to עַל־הַיָּם (’al-hayyam, “by the sea”) an emendation that assumes a misdivision and transposition of letters in the MT (cf. NEB “They shall pasture their flocks by the sea”). See J. J. M. Roberts, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah (OTL), 192.

⁴tn The referent of the pronominal subject (“they”) is unclear. It may refer (1) to the shepherds (in which case the first verb should be translated, “pasture their sheep,” cf. NEB), or (2) to the Judahites occupying the area, who are being compared to sheep (cf. NIV, “there they will find pasture”).

⁵tn Or “will care for them.”

⁶tn Traditionally, “restore their captivity,” i.e., bring back their captives, but it is more likely the expression means “restore their fortunes” in a more general sense (cf. NEB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).