Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Zephaniah 2:6 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Zephaniah 2:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Zephaniah chapter 2 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.”
Zephaniah 2:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Zephaniah 2:6
And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks (keroth neot ro'im u'gederot tson)—Devastated Philistine territory would return to pastoral simplicity. The Hebrew keroth (caves/excavations) suggests shepherds using ruins for shelter.This verse depicts eschatological reversal: once-mighty cities become sheep pastures, embodying prophetic irony. Urban military power yields to agrarian peace. Isaiah 17:2 uses similar imagery for Damascus, and Micah 5:8 for Assyria. Such reversals comfort the oppressed: God humbles the arrogant and exalts the lowly (Luke 1:52)...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Zephaniah 2:6
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“and the children of Ammon a resting place for flocks: and you shall know that I am Yahweh.”
“and strangers will eat the ruins of the rich.”
“all the animals of the nations. Both the pelican and the porcupine will lodge in its capitals. Their calls will echo through the windows. Desolation will be in the thresholds”
“which shall lie down”