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Zephaniah 2:4

For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.
Zephaniah 2:4
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

כִּ֤י עַזָּה֙ עֲזוּבָ֣ה תִֽהְיֶ֔ה וְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹן לִשְׁמָמָ֑ה אַשְׁדּ֗וֹד בַּֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙ יְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּהָ וְעֶקְר֖וֹן תֵּעָקֵֽר׃ ס

  1. כִּ֤יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. עַזָּה֙'a.Zah“Gaza”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from עַזָּה · “Gaza” · Strong's H5804
  3. עֲזוּבָ֣ה'a.zu.Vah“abandoned”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), feminine, singular, absolute · from עָזַב · “forsake” · Strong's H5800A
  4. תִֽהְיֶ֔הtih.Yeh“it will be”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  5. וְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹןve.'ash.ke.Lon“and Ashkelon”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a place · from אַשְׁקְלוֹן · “Ashkelon” · Strong's H0831
  6. לִשְׁמָמָ֑הlish.ma.Mah“[will become] <into> a desolation”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שְׁמָמָה · “devastation” · Strong's H8077A
  7. אַשְׁדּ֗וֹד'ash.Dod“Ashdod”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from אַשְׁדּוֹד · “Ashdod” · Strong's H0795
  8. בַּֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙ba.tzo.ho.Ra.yim“at the noontide<s>”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, dual, absolute · from צֹ֫הַר · “midday” · Strong's H6672A
  9. יְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּהָye.Ga.re.Shu.ha“people will drive out it”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from גָּרַשׁ · “drive out” · Strong's H1644G
  10. וְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'ek.Ron“and Ekron”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a place · from עֶקְרוֹן · “Ekron” · Strong's H6138
  11. תֵּעָקֵֽר׃ סte.'a.Ker“it will be plucked up”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עָקַר · “to uproot” · Strong's H6131A
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)