Zechariah 9:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.”
Zechariah 9:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Zechariah 9:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Zechariah 9:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Ashkelon will see it, and fear; Gaza also, and will writhe in agony; as will Ekron, for her expectation will be disappointed; and the king will perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon will not be inhabited.”
Zechariah 9:5 — World English Bible
Zechariah 9:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also, and shall be sore pained; and Ekron, for her expectation shall be put to shame; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited. ”
Zechariah 9:5 — American Standard Version
Zechariah 9:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“See doth Ashkelon and fear, Also Gaza, and she is exceedingly pained, Also Ekron--for her expectation dried up, And perished hath a king from Gaza, And Ashkelon doth not remain,”
Zechariah 9:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Zechariah 9:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Ashkelon shall see [it], and fear; Gazah also, and she shall be greatly pained; Ekron also, for her expectation shall be put to shame: and the king shall perish from Gazah, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited. ”
Zechariah 9:5 — Darby Translation
Zechariah 9:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Ashkelon shall see it, and feare, and Azzah also shalbe very sorowfull, and Ekron: for her countenance shalbe ashamed, and the King shall perish from Azzah, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.”
Zechariah 9:5 — Geneva Bible
Zechariah 9:5 in Context — Zechariah 9
3 And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.
4 Behold, the Lord will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.
5 Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
6 And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
7 And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.
What Does Zechariah 9:5 Mean?
Zechariah 9:5 is a verse from the Book of Zechariah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Zechariah chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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