Zephaniah 2:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So the seacoastהַיָּ֗ם
(hai·yam)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation
will be pastures,נְוֹ֛ת
(ne·vot)
5116c: pasture, meadowfrom the same as naveh
[With] cavesכְּרֹ֥ת
(ke·rot)
3741: a cistern, wellfrom karah
for shepherdsרֹעִ֖ים
(ro·'im)
7462a: to pasture, tend, grazea prim. root
and foldsוְגִדְרֹ֥ות
(ve·gid·ro·vt)
1448: a wallfrom gadar
for flocks.צֹֽאן׃
(tzon.)
6629: small cattle, sheep and goats, flockfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And the sea
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
coast
chebel  (kheh'-bel)
band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.
shall be dwellings
naveh  (naw-veh')
comely, dwelling (place), fold, habitation, pleasant place, sheepcote, stable, tarried.
and cottages
karah  (kaw-raw')
a meadow -- cottage.
for shepherds
ra`ah  (raw-aw')
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
and folds
gderah  (ghed-ay-raw')
enclosure (especially for flocks) -- (sheep-) cote (fold) hedge, wall.
for flocks
tso'n  (tsone)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So the seacoast will be pastures, With caves for shepherds and folds for flocks.

King James Bible
And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The seacoast will become pasturelands with caves for shepherds and folds for sheep.

International Standard Version
The Philistine coast will become meadows for shepherds and sheep pens.

NET Bible
The seacoast will be used as pasture lands by the shepherds and as pens for their flocks.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The seacoast will become pastureland with meadows for shepherds and fenced-off places for sheep.

King James 2000 Bible
And the seacoast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
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