Zephaniah 2:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsZephaniah 2:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
עַזָּה֙
ʻAzzâh
H5804
Gaza
עֲזוּבָ֣ה
ʻâzab
H5800
to leave
תִֽהְיֶ֔ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
וְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹן
ʼAshqᵉlôwn
H831
Ashkelon
לִשְׁמָמָ֑ה
shᵉmâmâh
H8077
desolation
אַשְׁדּ֗וֹד
ʼAshdôwd
H795
Ashdod
בַּֽצָּהֳרַ֨יִם֙
tsôhar
H6672
noon
יְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּהָ
gârash
H1644
to drive out
וְעֶקְר֖וֹן
ʻEqrôwn
H6138
Ekron
תֵּעָקֵֽר
ʻâqar
H6131
to pluck up
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World English Bible Public Domain
For Gaza will be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation. They will drive out Ashdod at noonday, and Ekron will be rooted up.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For Gaza will become abandoned, and Ashkelon a ruin. Ashdod, they will expel her at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).