Zechariah

Zechariah 9:5–8

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 clan^c in Judah,

and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.

⁸But I will camp around My house because of an army,

because of those who march to and fro,

and never again will an oppressor overrun My people,

for now I keep watch with My own eyes.

Footnotes

c 9:7 Or like a leader

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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

Zechariah 9:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But I will camp around	וְחָנִ֨יתִי	wə·ḥā·nî·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H2583 decline, bend down, encamp
My house	לְבֵיתִ֤י	lə·ḇê·ṯî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1004 house
because of an army	מִצָּבָה֙	miṣ·ṣā·ḇāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4675 guard, watch ?
because of those who march to and fro	מֵעֹבֵ֣ר	mê·‘ō·ḇêr	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
and never again	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
will an oppressor	נֹגֵ֑שׂ	nō·ḡêś	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5065 press, drive, oppress, exact
overrun	יַעֲבֹ֧ר	ya·‘ă·ḇōr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
now	עַתָּ֖ה	‘at·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now
I keep watch	רָאִ֥יתִי	rā·’î·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
with My own eyes	בְעֵינָֽי׃ס	ḇə·‘ê·nāy	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye