Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Zephaniah 2:4 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Zephaniah 2:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Zephaniah chapter 2 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Judgment on the Nations
“For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.”
Zephaniah 2:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Zephaniah 2:4
For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation (עֲזָה עֲזוּבָה תִהְיֶה Azah azuvah tihyeh)—A Hebrew wordplay: 'Gaza' (Azah) sounds like 'forsaken' (azuvah). Similarly, Ekron is 'rooted up' (te'aqer), using assonance for emphasis. The Philistine pentapolis (Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, Gath) dominated Judah's coastal plain.They shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day—Typically armies attacked at dawn. Capturing a fortified city at high noon implies either overwhelming force or divine intervention making defense impossible. This prophecy was fulfilled when Assyria conquered these cities ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Zephaniah 2:4
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“and fear; Gaza also”
“before that Pharaoh struck Gaza.”
“and all the kings of the land of the Uz”
“and let us go up at noon. Woe to us! for the day declines”
“and have taken vengeance with despite of soul to destroy with perpetual enmity;”
“Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly”
“nor of the destruction that wastes at noonday.”