Zephaniah 2:4
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Judgment on Surrounding Nations
2:4Indeed,13 Gaza will be deserted14
and Ashkelon will become a heap of ruins.15
Invaders will drive away the people of Ashdod by noon,16
and Ekron will be overthrown.17
Footnotes
- 13 Or “for” (, , , ).
- 14 There is a sound play here in the Hebrew text: the name Gaza (עַזָּה, ’azzah) sounds like the word translated “deserted” (עֲזוּבָה, ’azuvah).
- 15 Or “a desolate place.”
- 16 Heb “[As for] Ashdod, at noon they will drive her away.” The reference to noon may suggest a sudden, quick defeat (see Jer 6:4; 15:8).
- 17 Heb “uprooted.” There is a sound play here in the Hebrew text: the name “Ekron” (עֶקְרוֹן, ’eqron) sounds like the word translated “uprooted” (תֵּעָקֵר, te’aqer).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
For Gaza shall be deserted,
and Ashkelon shall become a desolation;
Ashdod’s people shall be driven out at noon,
and Ekron shall be uprooted.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Gaza will be abandoned
and Ashkelon left in ruins.
At midday Ashdod will be emptied
and Ekron uprooted.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
For Gaza will be abandoned,
and Ashkelon will become a ruin.
Ashdod will be driven out at noon,
and Ekron will be uprooted.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Gaza and Ashkelon will be abandoned,
Ashdod and Ekron torn down.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
For Gaza will be abandoned,
and Ashkelon as a desolation.
As for Ashdod, at noon they will drive her away,
and Ekron shall be uprooted.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation:
They shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
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