Zephaniah 2:7 KJV
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.
Words Then and Now
- coast a border; a region or territory Webster’s 1828 · Coast
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Scofield Notes
- remnant(See Scofield "Jer 15:21").
Matthew Henry
- Judgments upon other nationsThose are really in a woful condition who have the word of the Lord against them, for no word of his shall fall to the ground. God will restore his people to...
Thompson Chains
- RemnantSee the chain from Isaiah 1:9 · 14 links
- Restoration (2)See the chain from Isaiah 1:26 · 12 links
- Jews' ReturnSee the chain from Deuteronomy 30:3 · 5 links
Parallel Passages
- Isaiah 11:11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
- Isaiah 32:14 Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;
- Jeremiah 29:14 And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Zephaniah 3:20 At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.
- Exodus 4:31 And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
- Obadiah 1:19 And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
- Luke 1:68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
- Genesis 50:24 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
- Psalms 85:1 <To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.> LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
- Psalms 126:1–4 <A Song of degrees.> When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. …
- Isaiah 11:11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
- Isaiah 14:1 For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.
- Isaiah 14:29–32 Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent. …
- Jeremiah 3:18 In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.
- Jeremiah 23:3 And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.
- Jeremiah 29:14 And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
- Jeremiah 30:3 For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.
- Jeremiah 30:18–19 Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof. …
- Jeremiah 31:7 For thus saith the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O LORD, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.
- Jeremiah 32:44 Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them, and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the LORD.
- Jeremiah 33:7 And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.
- Ezekiel 39:25 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;
- Amos 9:14–15 And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. …
- Micah 2:12 I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.
- Micah 4:7 And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.
- Micah 4:10 Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
- Micah 5:3–8 Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel. …
- Zephaniah 2:9 Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.
- Haggai 1:12 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD.
- Haggai 2:2 Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,
- Zechariah 9:6–7 And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. …
- Luke 7:16 And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.
- Acts 8:26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
- Acts 8:40 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
- Romans 11:5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
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Topics
- Ashkelon Prophecies concerning Ashkelon
- God Mercy of God
- Israel, prophecies concerning Of blessing and restoration
- Philistines Prophecies against Philistines
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible641–610 BC · Zephaniah, in the days of Josiah
Places
- AshkelonTown · today Tel Ashkelon · Location well established
- Places in Zephaniah 2 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- JudahPraise, the fourth son of Jacob by Leah. The name originated in Leah’s words of praise to the Lord on account of his birth: “Now will I...
- Ashkelon=Askelon=Ascalon, was one of the five cities of the Philistines (Josh 13:3; 1 Sam 6:17). It stood on the shore of the Mediterranean, 12...
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
- God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And the coast וְהָיָה wĕhāyâ Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and חֶבֶל ḥebel חֶבֶל Noun · masculine or feminine singular
- shall be for the remnant לִשְׁאֵרִית lišʾērît שְׁאֵרִית Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition
- of the house בֵּית bêt בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Judah יְהוּדָה yĕhûdâ יְהוּדָה Proper name
- they shall feed עֲלֵיהֶם ʿălêhem Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural יִרְעוּן yirʿûn רָעָה Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural
- thereupon: in the houses בְּבָתֵּי bĕbāttê בַּיִת Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition
- of Ashkelon אַשְׁקְלוֹן ʾašqĕlôn אַשְׁקְלוֹן Proper name
- shall they lie down יִרְבָּצוּן yirbāṣûn רָבַץ Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural
- in the evening בָּעֶרֶב bāʿereb עֶרֶב Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
- for the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- their God אֱלֹהֵיהֶם ʾĕlōhêhem אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural
- shall visit כִּי kî Conjunction יִפְקְדֵם yipqĕdēm פָּקַד Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular · with suffix: third person masculine plural
- them, and turn away וְשָׁב wĕšāb שׁוּב Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- their captivity שְׁבִיתָם šĕbîtām שְׁבוּת Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural
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