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Zephaniah 2:4
| ← Zephaniah 2:3 | Zephaniah 2:4 (KJV) | Zephaniah 2:5 → |
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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.
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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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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.
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Verse Text
For GazaH5804 shall be forsakenH5800, and AshkelonH831 a desolationH8077: they shall drive outH1644 AshdodH795 at the noon dayH6672, and EkronH6138 shall be rooted upH6131.
כִּי עַזָּה עֲזוּבָה תִהְיֶה וְאַשְׁקְלֹון לִשְׁמָמָה אַשְׁדֹּוד בַּצָּהֳרַיִם יְגָרְשׁוּהָ וְעֶקְרֹון תֵּעָקֵר׃ ס
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
כִּ֤י |
ki | H3588 | HC | for |
עַזָּה֙ |
'a.Zah | H5804 | HNp | Gaza |
עֲזוּבָ֣ה |
'a.zu.Vah | H5800 | HVqsfsa | abandoned |
תִֽהְיֶ֔ה |
tih.Yeh | H1961 | HVqi3fs | it will be |
וְ/אַשְׁקְל֖וֹן |
ve./'ash.ke.Lon | H831 | HC/Np | and/ Ashkelon |
לִ/שְׁמָמָ֑ה |
li/sh.ma.Mah | H8077 | HR/Ncfsa | (will become) (into)/ a desolation |
אַשְׁדּ֗וֹד |
'ash.Dod | H795 | HNp | Ashdod |
בַּֽ/צָּהֳרַ֨יִם֙ |
ba./tzo.ho.Ra.yim | H6672 | HRd/Ncmpa | at the/ noontide(s) |
יְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּ/הָ |
ye.Ga.re.Shu./ha | H1644 | HVpi3mp/Sp3fs | people will drive out/ it |
וְ/עֶקְר֖וֹן |
ve./'ek.Ron | H6138 | HC/Np | and/ Ekron |
תֵּעָקֵֽר |
te.'a.Ker | H6131 | HVNi3fs | it will be plucked up |
- H795 — אַשְׁדּוֹד (ʼAshdôwd, ash-dode'): from שָׁדַד; ravager; Ashdod, a place in Palestine; Ahdod.
- H831 — אַשְׁקְלוֹן (ʼAshqᵉlôwn, ash-kel-one'): probably from שָׁקַל in the sense of weighing-place (i.e. mart); Ashkelon, a place in Palestine; Ashkelon, Askalon.
- H1644 — גָּרַשׁ (gârash, gaw-rash'): a primitive root; to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce; cast up (out), divorced (woman), drive away (forth, out), expel, [idiom] surely put away, trouble, thrust out.
- H5800 — עָזַב (ʻâzab, aw-zab'): a primitive root; to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.; commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely.
- H5804 — עַזָּה (ʻAzzâh, az-zaw'): feminine of עַז; strong; Azzah, a place in Palestine; Azzah, Gaza.
- H6131 — עָקַר (ʻâqar, aw-kar'): a primitive root; to pluck up (especially by the roots); specifically, to hamstring; figuratively, to exterminate; dig down, hough, pluck up, root up.
- H6138 — עֶקְרוֹן (ʻEqrôwn, ek-rone'): from עָקַר; eradication; Ekron, a place in Palestine; Ekron.
- H6672 — צֹהַר (tsôhar, tso'-har): from צָהַר; a light (i.e. window); dual double light, i.e. noon; midday, noon(-day, -tide), window.
- H8077 — שְׁמָמָה (shᵉmâmâh, shem-aw-maw'): or שִׁמָמָה; feminine of שָׁמֵם; devastation; figuratively, astonishment; (laid, [idiom] most) desolate(-ion), waste.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- at — Psalms 91:6, Jeremiah 6:4, Jeremiah 15:8
- Gaza — Jeremiah 25:20, Jeremiah 47:1-7, Ezekiel 25:15-17, Amos 1:6-8, Zechariah 9:5-7
Reciprocal references (12): Deuteronomy 2:23, Joshua 5:1, Joshua 13:3, Joshua 15:45, Joshua 15:47, 1 Kings 14:15, Isaiah 14:30, Jeremiah 47:5, Ezekiel 25:16, Amos 1:7, Amos 1:8, Obadiah 1:19
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: ASHDOD OR AZOTUS, ASKELON
- Nave’s: ASHDOD, ASHKELON, EKRON, GAZA, PHILISTINES
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