Zechariah

Zechariah 9:5

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.

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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

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Acts 8:26 · Revelation 18:9–17 · Jeremiah 47:1 · Zephaniah 2:4–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.