Zechariah
Zechariah 9:5–7
5Ashkelon will see and fear;
Gaza will writhe in agony,
as will Ekron,
for her hope will wither.
There will cease to be a king in Gaza,
and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.
6A mixed race will occupy Ashdod,
and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
7I will remove the blood from their mouths
and the abominations from between their teeth.
Then they too will become a remnant for our God;
they will become like a clanc in Judah,
and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.
Footnotes
- c 9:7 Or like a leader
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Zechariah 9:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashkelon | אַשְׁקְל֜וֹן | ’aš·qə·lō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H831 Ashkelon |
| will see | תֵּרֶ֨א | tê·re | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular | H7200 see |
| and fear | וְתִירָ֗א | wə·ṯî·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3372 fear |
| Gaza | וְעַזָּה֙ | wə·‘az·zāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5804 Gaza |
| will writhe in agony | מְאֹ֔ד | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| as will Ekron | וְעֶקְר֖וֹן | wə·‘eq·rō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6138 Ekrôn |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| her hope | מֶבָּטָ֑הּ | meb·bā·ṭāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H4007 expectation |
| will wither | הֹבִ֣ישׁ | hō·ḇîš | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H954 be ashamed |
| There will cease to be | וְאָ֤בַד | wə·’ā·ḇaḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H6 perish |
| a king | מֶ֙לֶךְ֙ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| in Gaza | מֵֽעַזָּ֔ה | mê·‘az·zāh | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5804 Gaza |
| and Ashkelon | וְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹן | wə·’aš·qə·lō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H831 Ashkelon |
| will be uninhabited | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
Zechariah 9:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A mixed race | מַמְזֵ֖ר | mam·zêr | Noun - masculine singular | H4464 bastard |
| will occupy | וְיָשַׁ֥ב | wə·yā·šaḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| Ashdod | בְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹד | bə·’aš·dō·wḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H795 Ashdod |
| and I will cut off | וְהִכְרַתִּ֖י | wə·hiḵ·rat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| the pride | גְּא֥וֹן | gə·’ō·wn | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1347 exaltation |
| of the Philistines | פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ | pə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
Zechariah 9:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will remove | וַהֲסִרֹתִ֨י | wa·hă·si·rō·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H5493 turn aside |
| the blood | דָמָ֜יו | ḏā·māw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| from their mouths | מִפִּ֗יו | mip·pîw | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
| and the abominations | וְשִׁקֻּצָיו֙ | wə·šiq·qu·ṣāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H8251 detested thing |
| from between | מִבֵּ֣ין | mib·bên | Preposition-m | H996 interval, space between |
| their teeth | שִׁנָּ֔יו | šin·nāw | Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular | H8127 tooth, ivory |
| Then they | ה֖וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| too | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| will become a remnant | וְנִשְׁאַ֥ר | wə·niš·’ar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7604 remain, be left over |
| for our God | לֵֽאלֹהֵ֑ינוּ | lê·lō·hê·nū | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| they will become | וְהָיָה֙ | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| like a clan | כְּאַלֻּ֣ף | kə·’al·lup̄ | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H441 tame |
| in Judah | בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה | bî·hū·ḏāh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| and Ekron | וְעֶקְר֖וֹן | wə·‘eq·rō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6138 Ekrôn |
| will be like the Jebusites | כִּיבוּסִֽי׃ | kî·ḇū·sî | Preposition-k; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2983 Jebusite, Jebusites |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Zechariah 9:5 Acts 8:26 · Revelation 18:9–17 · Jeremiah 47:1 · Zephaniah 2:4–7
Zechariah 9:6 Amos 1:8 · 1 Peter 5:5 · Zephaniah 2:10
Zechariah 9:7 Galatians 3:28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.