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Zephaniah 2:7

The coast will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; there they will find pasture. They will lie down in the evening among the houses of Ashkelon, for the LORD their God will attend to them and restore their captives.
Zephaniah 2:7
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְהָ֣יָה חֶ֗בֶל לִשְׁאֵרִ֛ית בֵּ֥ית יְהוּדָ֖ה עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם יִרְע֑וּן בְּבָתֵּ֣י אַשְׁקְל֗וֹן בָּעֶ֙רֶב֙ יִרְבָּצ֔וּן כִּ֧י יִפְקְדֵ֛ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם וְשָׁ֥ב שְׁבִיתָֽם׃

  1. וְהָ֣יָהve.Ha.yah“and it will belong”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. חֶ֗בֶלChe.vel“[the] region”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫בֶל · “cord” · Strong's H2256M
  3. לִשְׁאֵרִ֛יתlish.'e.Rit“to [the] remnant of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from שְׁאֵרִית · “remnant” · Strong's H7611
  4. בֵּ֥יתbeit“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
  5. יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.Dah“Judah”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
  6. עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם'a.lei.Hem“on them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  7. יִרְע֑וּןyir.'Un“they will graze !”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, paragogic nun · from רָעָה · “to pasture” · Strong's H7462B
  8. בְּבָתֵּ֣יbe.va.Tei“in [the] houses of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  9. אַשְׁקְל֗וֹן'ash.ke.Lon“Ashkelon”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from אַשְׁקְלוֹן · “Ashkelon” · Strong's H0831
  10. בָּעֶ֙רֶב֙ba.'E.rev“in the evening”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֶ֫רֶב · “evening” · Strong's H6153
  11. יִרְבָּצ֔וּןyir.ba.Tzun“they will lie down !”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, paragogic nun · from רָבַץ · “to stretch” · Strong's H7257
  12. כִּ֧יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  13. יִפְקְדֵ֛םyif.ke.Dem“he will visit them”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from פָּקַד · “visit” · Strong's H6485I
  14. יְהוָ֥הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  15. אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.Hem“God their”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  16. וְשָׁ֥בve.Shav“and he will turn back”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “rescue” · Strong's H7725H
  17. שְׁבִיתָֽם׃she.vu.tam“captivity their”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שְׁבִית · “captivity” · Strong's H7622
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)