Zephaniah

Zephaniah 2:4

⁴For Gaza will be abandoned,

and Ashkelon left in ruins.

Ashdod will be driven out at noon,

and Ekron will be uprooted.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.