The Meaning of Zephaniah 2:6 Explained

Zephaniah 2:6

KJV: And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

YLT: And the sea-coast hath been habitations, Cottages for shepherds, and folds for a flock.

Darby: and the sea-coast shall be cave-dwellings for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

ASV: And the sea-coast shall be pastures, with cottages for shepherds and folds for flocks.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the sea  coast  shall be dwellings  [and] cottages  for shepherds,  and folds  for flocks. 

What does Zephaniah 2:6 Mean?

Context Summary

Zephaniah 2:1-15 - Meekness Saves, Pride Destroys
The nation, on the whole, had no remorse, no desire for God; but there were a few meek and lowly souls, and the hope was held out to them that they would be hidden from the coming overthrow. God discriminates in His judgments, and sends His angels to conduct Lot out of Sodom. The judgment of the surrounding nations occupies Zephaniah 2:4-15. Philistia, Moab, Amnion, Ethiopia and Assyria, are mentioned. God never forgets the treatment meted out to His people by their foes, Zephaniah 2:8-10. The captivity of Israel would be turned again, but there was no hope of recovery for the peoples that had rejoiced in their overthrow. What a picture is given in Zephaniah 2:11 of famished gods! It seemed incredible that great Nineveh should become a wilderness, yet so it has been for centuries. Whenever an individual or nation dwells carelessly, destruction is not far away. [source]

Chapter Summary: Zephaniah 2

1  An exhortation to repentance
4  The judgment of the Philistines,
8  of Moab and Ammon,
12  of Ethiopia,
13  and of Assyria

What do the individual words in Zephaniah 2:6 mean?

And shall be coast the seacoast pastures with shelters for shepherds and folds for flocks
וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה חֶ֣בֶל הַיָּ֗ם נְוֺ֛ת כְּרֹ֥ת רֹעִ֖ים וְגִדְר֥וֹת צֹֽאן

וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה  And  shall  be 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
חֶ֣בֶל  coast 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חֶבֶל 
Sense: a cord, rope, territory, band, company.
הַיָּ֗ם  the  seacoast 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יָם  
Sense: sea.
נְוֺ֛ת  pastures 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: נָוֶה 
Sense: abode, habitation, abode of shepherds or flocks, pasture.
כְּרֹ֥ת  with  shelters  for 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: כָּרָה  
Sense: cottage.
רֹעִ֖ים  shepherds 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: רָעָה 
Sense: to pasture, tend, graze, feed.
וְגִדְר֥וֹת  and  folds  for 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: גְּדֵרָה 
Sense: wall, hedge.
צֹֽאן  flocks 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: צֹאן  
Sense: small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks.

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