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Zephaniah 2:4 Interlinear

“ For Gaza shall be forsaken and Ashkelon a desolation Ashdod at the noon day they shall drive out and Ekron shall be rooted up”

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Zephaniah 2 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	כִּ֤י	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
2	עַזָּה֙	H5804	For Gaza	azzah, a place in palestine
3	עֲזוּבָ֣ה	H5800	shall be forsaken	to loosen, i.e., relinquish, permit, etc
4	תִֽהְיֶ֔ה	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
5	וְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹן	H831	and Ashkelon	ashkelon, a place in palestine
6	לִשְׁמָמָ֑ה	H8077	a desolation	devastation; figuratively, astonishment
7	אַשְׁדּ֗וֹד	H795	Ashdod	ashdod, a place in palestine
8	בַּֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙	H6672	at the noon day	a light (i.e., window); dual double light, i.e., noon
9	יְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּהָ	H1644	they shall drive out	to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce
10	וְעֶקְר֖וֹן	H6138	and Ekron	ekron, a place in palestine
11	תֵּעָקֵֽר׃	H6131	shall be rooted up	to pluck up (especially by the roots); specifically, to hamstring; figuratively, to exterminate

Zephaniah 2:4 (current) For Gaza shall be forsaken and Ashkelon a desolation Ashdod at the noon day they shall drive out and Ekron shall be rooted up