Zephaniah 2:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsZephaniah 2:5 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 →
ה֗וֹי
hôwy
H1945
alas
יֹֽשְׁבֵ֛י
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
חֶ֥בֶל
chebel
H2256
cord
הַיָּ֖ם
yâm
H3220
sea
גּ֣וֹי
gôwy
H1471
nation
כְּרֵתִ֑ים
Kᵉrêthîy
H3774
Cherethites
דְּבַר
dâbâr
H1697
word
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
עֲלֵיכֶ֗ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
כְּנַ֨עַן֙
Kᵉnaʻan
H3667
Canaan
אֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךְ
ʼâbad
H6
to perish
מֵאֵ֥ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
יוֹשֵֽׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
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World English Bible Public Domain
Woe to the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! The word of Yahweh is against you, Canaan, the land of the Philistines. I will destroy you, that there will be no inhabitant.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Woe the inhabitants of the region of the sea, the nation of the Kerethites! The word of Yahweh against you, Canaan, land of the Philistines: “And I will destroy you until there is no inhabitant.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).