Zephaniah 2:6
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And the sea coast shall be the resting place of shepherds, and folds for cattle:

the sea.

Zephaniah 2:14,15 And flocks shall lie down in the midst thereof, all the beasts of the nations: and the bittern and the urchin shall lodge in the threshold thereof: the voice of the singing bird in the window, the raven on the upper post, for I will consume her strength. . . .

Isaiah 17:2 The cities of Aroer shall be left for flocks, and they shall rest there, and there shall be none to make them afraid.

Ezekiel 25:5 And I will make Rabbath a stable for camels, and the children of Ammon a couching place for flocks: and you shall know that I am the Lord.

Context
The Judgment on the Philistines
5Woe to you that inhabit the sea coast, O nation of reprobates: the word of the Lord upon you, O Chanaan, the land of the Philistines, and I will destroy thee, so that there shall not be an inhabitant. 6And the sea coast shall be the resting place of shepherds, and folds for cattle:7And it shall be the portion of him that shall remain of the house of Juda, there they shall feed: in the houses of Ascalon they shall rest in the evening: because the Lord their God will visit them, and bring back their captivity.…
Cross References
Isaiah 5:17
And the lambs shall feed according to their order, and strangers shall eat the deserts turned into fruitfulness.

Isaiah 7:25
And as for the hills that shall be raked with a rake, the fear of thorns and briers shall not come thither, but they shall be for the ox to feed on, and the lesser cattle to tread upon.

Isaiah 17:2
The cities of Aroer shall be left for flocks, and they shall rest there, and there shall be none to make them afraid.

Jeremiah 33:12
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: There shall be again in this place that is desolate without man, and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, an habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.

Lexicon
So the seacoast
חֶ֣בֶל (ḥe·ḇel)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2256: A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin

will become
וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה (wə·hā·yə·ṯāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

[a land of] pastures,
נְוֺ֛ת (nə·wōṯ)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 5116: Abode of shepherd or flocks, habitation

having caves
כְּרֹ֥ת (kə·rōṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 3741: A cistern, well

filled with shepherds
רֹעִ֖ים (rō·‘îm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with

and folds
וְגִדְר֥וֹת (wə·ḡiḏ·rō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1448: Enclosure

with sheep.
צֹֽאן׃ (ṣōn)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock


Additional Translations
So the seacoast will become a land of pastures, having caves filled with shepherds and folds with sheep.And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

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

And Crete shall be a pasture of flocks, and a fold of sheep.

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

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

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

The sea coast will be pastures, with cottages for shepherds and folds for flocks.

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