Zephaniah 2:6
And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
KJV
Et erit funiculus maris requies pastorum, et caulæ pecorum ;
Vulgate
καὶ ἔσται Κρήτη νομὴ ποιμνίων καὶ μάνδρα προβάτων,
LXX
And the sea-coast shall be pastures, with cottages for shepherds and folds for flocks.
ASV
וְֽ/הָיְתָ֞ה חֶ֣בֶל הַ/יָּ֗ם נְוֺ֛ת כְּרֹ֥ת רֹעִ֖ים וְ/גִדְר֥וֹת צֹֽאן
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
גְדֵרָ֑ה
gdrh
noun · 11×
ה
h
noun · 393×
חֶ֣בֶל
chbl
noun · 61×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
כְּרֹ֥ת
krt
noun · 1×
נְוֵ֣ה
nvh
noun · 35×
צֹ֣אן
ts'n
noun · 269×
רֹעִ֔ים
r'ym
verb · 164×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Isa 5:17 — Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
- Isa 17:2 — The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
- Jer 33:12 — Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be an habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.