ZEPHANIAH 2:4

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.”

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Zephaniah 2:4 Translation & Meaning

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For כִּ֤י (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed For
Gaza עַזָּה֙ Azzah, a place in Palestine Gaza
shall be תִֽהְיֶ֔ה To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) shall be
forsaken, עֲזוּבָ֣ה To loosen, i.e., relinquish, permit, etc forsaken
and Ashkelon וְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹן Ashkelon, a place in Palestine Ashkelon
a desolation: לִשְׁמָמָ֑ה Devastation; figuratively, astonishment desolation
they shall drive out יְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּהָ To drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce drive out
Ashdod אַשְׁדּ֗וֹד Ashdod, a place in Palestine Ashdod
at the noon day, בַּֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙ A light (i.e., window); dual double light, i.e., noon noon day
and Ekron וְעֶקְר֖וֹן Ekron, a place in Palestine Ekron
shall be rooted up. תֵּעָקֵֽר׃ To pluck up (especially by the roots); specifically, to hamstring; figuratively, to exterminate rooted up

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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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




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