Zephaniah 2:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Zephaniah 2:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Zephaniah 2:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For Gaza will be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation. They will drive out Ashdod at noonday, and Ekron will be rooted up.”
Zephaniah 2:4 — World English Bible
Zephaniah 2:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation; they shall drive out Ashdod at noonday, and Ekron shall be rooted up. ”
Zephaniah 2:4 — American Standard Version
Zephaniah 2:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For Gaza is forsaken, And Ashkelon <FI>is<Fi> for a desolation, Ashdod! at noon they do cast her forth, And Ekron is rooted up.”
Zephaniah 2:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Zephaniah 2:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For Gazah shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon shall be a desolation; they shall drive out Ashdod at noonday, and Ekron shall be rooted up. ”
Zephaniah 2:4 — Darby Translation
Zephaniah 2:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For Azzah shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon desolate: they shall driue out Ashdod at the noone day, and Ekron shalbe rooted vp.”
Zephaniah 2:4 — Geneva Bible
Zephaniah 2:4 in Context — Zephaniah 2
2 Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord’s anger come upon you.
3 Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.
4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the Lord is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.
6 And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
What Does Zephaniah 2:4 Mean?
Zephaniah 2:4 is a verse from the Book of Zephaniah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Zephaniah chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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