Zephaniah 2:6

“And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.”

"And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks." - Zephaniah 2:6
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What does Zephaniah 2:6 mean?

Zephaniah 2:6 (KJV) "And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks." The book of Zephaniah is one of the twelve Minor Prophets in the Hebrew Bible, and it is believed to have been written by the prophet Zephaniah during the reign of King…

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Sheltered by Grace: Finding Our Place in God’s Provision

The words of Zephaniah 2:6 resonate with profound imagery that invites us into a deeper understanding of God’s provision and the places He prepares for His people. Zephaniah, a minor prophet in the Old Testament, delivered a prophetic message of warning, judgment, and ultimately…

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A Prayer for Shepherds and Their Flocks

O Eternal Shepherd, our Guide and Protector, as we gather in humble reverence before Thy holy presence, we turn our hearts and minds to the wisdom encapsulated in Thy Word, particularly the profound utterance found in Zephaniah 2:6: "And the sea coast shall be dwellings and…

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Zephaniah 2:6 - "And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks."
Zechariah 6:14 - "And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD."
1 Chronicles 6:36 - "The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,"
Zephaniah 1:6 - "And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him."
Zephaniah 2:12 - "¶ Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword."
Zephaniah 2:1 - "Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;"
Zechariah 6:10 - "Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;"
Zephaniah 1:2 - "I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD."
Zephaniah 3:6 - "I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant."
Zephaniah 2:10 - "This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts."
"The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah," - 1 Chronicles 6:36
2 Kings 25:18 - "¶ And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:"
"And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD." - Zechariah 6:14
Zephaniah 3:2 - "She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God."
Zephaniah 2:4 - "¶ For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up."
Zephaniah 2:13 - "And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness."
Zephaniah 2:2 - "Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger come upon you."
Zephaniah 2:8 - "¶ I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border."
"¶ Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword." - Zephaniah 2:12
"And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him." - Zephaniah 1:6
"Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;" - Zephaniah 2:1
Zephaniah 2:5 - "Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant."
Zephaniah 2:7 - "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."
Zephaniah 2:11 - "The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen."
"I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD." - Zephaniah 1:2
Zephaniah 2:3 - "Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger."
"This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts." - Zephaniah 2:10
Zephaniah 2:14 - "And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work."
"¶ And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:" - 2 Kings 25:18