Zephaniah 2:7
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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.”
חֶבֶל
a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin
רָעָה
they will graze/ !
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רָעָה
To shepherd, to tend, to feed. Raah. To care for a flock with total devotion. The LORD is my shepherd. He takes personal responsibility for every need.
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פָּקַד
he will visit/ them
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פָּקַד
To visit, to attend to, to appoint. Paqad. God pays personal attention. He comes to attend to your needs. His visits always produce change.
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בַּיִת
the house of
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בַּיִת
House, household, family. Bayith. In My Father's house are many rooms. God has a home prepared for everyone who belongs to Him.
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עַל
on/ them
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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רָבַץ
they will lie down/ !
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רָבַץ
to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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יְהוּדָה
Judah
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יְהוּדָה
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
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שְׁבוּת
captivity/ their
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שְׁבוּת
exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity
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