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.
Ver. 7. And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah] Who had not only their own country kept empty for them all the seventy years of captivity, and not any displaced to make room at their return See Trapp on " Zec 7:14 " but liberty to make use of the Philistines' country; which was also further subdued by the Maccabees, but especially by the apostles, who preached the gospel, and planted Churches in those parts, as we read in the Acts, Acts 8:26; Acts 8:40; Acts 9:32; Acts 9:35,36 .
They shall feed thereupon] They shall go in and out, and find pasture, under the great Shepherd and Bishop of their souls, who shall feed them daily and daintily among the lilies, by the powerful preaching of the gospel among them, Joh 10:9 1 Peter 2:25 .
In the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening] Ubi temporis circumstantia securitatem notat, saith Gualther, The circumstance of time noteth their spiritual security; evenings are often dark and dangerous. They shall lie down as cattle do, that take no care; they know whom they have trusted, and are fearless.
For the Lord their God shall visit them] Visit and redeem his people, raising up a horn of salvation for them, Luke 1:68,69. His visits are not empty visits; Psalms 8:5; his favours are not like the winter sun, that lighteth, but heateth not.
And turn away their captivity] To their inexpressible comfort, Psalms 126:1, but especially when Christ, ascending up on high, leadeth captivity captive, Col 2:14-15 Ephesians 4:8 .