Zephaniah

Zephaniah 2:4–7

⁴For Gaza will be abandoned,

and Ashkelon left in ruins.

Ashdod will be driven out at noon,

and Ekron will be uprooted.

⁵Woe to the dwellers of the seacoast,

O nation of the Cherethites!

The word of the LORD is against you,

O Canaan, land of the Philistines:

“I will destroy you,

and no one will be left.”

⁶So the seacoast will become a land of pastures,

with wells^b for shepherds and folds for sheep.

⁷The coast will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah;

there they will find pasture.

They will lie down in the evening

among the houses of Ashkelon,

for the LORD their God will attend to them

and restore their captives.^c

Footnotes

b 2:6 Or caves or camps
c 2:7 Or their fortunes

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Zephaniah 2:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Gaza	עַזָּה֙	‘az·zāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5804 Gaza
will be	תִֽהְיֶ֔ה	ṯih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
abandoned	עֲזוּבָ֣ה	‘ă·zū·ḇāh	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
and Ashkelon	וְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹן	wə·’aš·qə·lō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H831 Ashkelon
left in ruins	לִשְׁמָמָ֑ה	liš·mā·māh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H8077 a devastation, waste
Ashdod	אַשְׁדּ֗וֹד	’aš·dō·wḏ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H795 Ashdod
will be driven out	יְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּהָ	yə·ḡā·rə·šū·hā	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person feminine singular	H1644 drive out, cast out
at noon	בַּֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙	baṣ·ṣā·ho·ra·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6672 midday, noon
and Ekron	וְעֶקְר֖וֹן	wə·‘eq·rō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6138 Ekrôn
will be uprooted	תֵּעָקֵֽר׃ס	tê·‘ā·qêr	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6131 pluck or root up

Zephaniah 2:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Woe	ה֗וֹי	hō·w	Interjection	H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha
to the dwellers	יֹֽשְׁבֵ֛י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of	חֶ֥בֶל	ḥe·ḇel	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2256 cord, territory, band
the seacoast	הַיָּ֖ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
O nation	גּ֣וֹי	gō·w	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1471 nation, people
of the Cherethites	כְּרֵתִ֑ים	kə·rê·ṯîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3774 Kerethites
The word	דְּבַר־	də·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is against you	עֲלֵיכֶ֗ם	‘ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5921 height
O Canaan	כְּנַ֙עַן֙	kə·na·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
land	אֶ֣רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
I will destroy you	וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךְ	wə·ha·’ă·ḇaḏ·tîḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singular	H6 perish
and no one will be	מֵאֵ֥ין	mê·’ên	Preposition-m; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
left	יוֹשֵֽׁב׃	yō·wō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

Zephaniah 2:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the seacoast	חֶ֣בֶל	ḥe·ḇel	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2256 cord, territory, band
will become	וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
pastures	נְוֺ֛ת	nə·wōṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5116 abode of shepherd, or flocks
with wells	כְּרֹ֥ת	kə·rōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H3741 cistern
for shepherds	רֹעִ֖ים	rō·‘îm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
and folds	וְגִדְר֥וֹת	wə·ḡiḏ·rō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct	H1448 wall
for sheep	צֹֽאן׃	ṣōn	Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks

Zephaniah 2:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The coast will belong	חֶ֗בֶל	ḥe·ḇel	Noun - masculine singular	H2256 cord, territory, band
to	וְהָ֣יָה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the remnant	לִשְׁאֵרִ֛ית	liš·’ê·rîṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder
of the house	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֖ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
there	עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
they will find pasture	יִרְע֑וּן	yir·‘ūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
They will lie down	יִרְבָּצ֔וּן	yir·bā·ṣūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H7257 stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out
in the evening	בָּעֶ֙רֶב֙	bā·‘e·reḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening
among the houses	בְּבָתֵּ֣י	bə·ḇāt·tê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1004 house
of Ashkelon	אַשְׁקְל֗וֹן	’aš·qə·lō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H831 Ashkelon
for	כִּ֧י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
their God	אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H430 God
will attend to them	יִפְקְדֵ֛ם	yip̄·qə·ḏêm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
and restore	וְשָׁ֥ב	wə·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
their captives	שְׁבוּתָם׃	šə·ḇū·ṯå̄m	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7622 exile, prisoners, former state of prosperity

Cross-references

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Zephaniah 2:4 Zechariah 9:5–7 · Amos 1:6–8 · Jeremiah 47:1–7 · Jeremiah 25:20

Zephaniah 2:5 Ezekiel 25:16 · Jeremiah 47:7 · Joshua 13:3 · Amos 3:1

Zephaniah 2:7 Zephaniah 3:20 · Exodus 4:31 · Ezekiel 39:25 · Luke 1:68 · Micah 5:3–8 · Jeremiah 29:14 · Amos 9:14–15 · Micah 2:12 · Jeremiah 33:7 · Micah 4:7 · Obadiah 1:19 · Micah 4:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.