6The land by the sea, where the Kerethites dwell, will be a place for shepherds and sheep pens.


In Context

3 Seek the Lord , all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord 's anger.

4 Gaza will be abandoned and Ashkelon left in ruins. At midday Ashdod will be emptied and Ekron uprooted.

5 Woe to you who live by the sea, O Kerethite people; the word of the Lord is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines. "I will destroy you, and none will be left."

6 The land by the sea, where the Kerethites dwell, will be a place for shepherds and sheep pens.

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.

8 "I have heard the insults of Moab and the taunts of the Ammonites, who insulted my people and made threats against their land.

Zephaniah 2:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:6And the sea coast shall be dwellings [and] cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:6And the sea coast shall be the resting place of shepherds, and folds for cattle:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:6And the sea-coast shall be pastures, with cottages for shepherds and folds for flocks.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:6and the sea-coast shall be cave-dwellings for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:6And the sea coast shall be pastures, with cottages for shepherds and folds for flocks.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:6And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:6The sea coast will be pastures, with cottages for shepherds and folds for flocks.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:6And the sea-coast hath been habitations, Cottages for shepherds, and folds for a flock.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:6And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.