Zephaniah 2:5-7

Contemporary English Version

⁵To you people of Philistia^[a]
who live along the coast,
the Lord has this to say:
“I am now your enemy,
and I'll wipe you out!”

⁶Your seacoast will be changed
into pastureland
    and sheep pens.^[b]
⁷The Lord God hasn't forgotten
those survivors in Judah,
    and he will help them—
his people will take your land
    to use for pasture.
And when evening comes,
they will rest
    in houses at Ashkelon.^[c]

Judgment on Moab and Ammon

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Footnotes

2.5 people of Philistia: The Hebrew text also mentions “Canaan” and “Cherethites,” which are other ways of referring to the Philistines.
2.6 pens: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 6.
2.7 Ashkelon: A Philistine town; see the note at 2.4.