English Standard Version
Zechariah 9:5
5Ashkelon shall see it, and be afraid; Gaza too, and shall writhe in anguish; Ekron also, because its hopes are confounded. The king shall perish from Gaza; Ashkelon shall be uninhabited;
Zechariah 9:5 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)Ashkelon will see it and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, and Ekron too, for her hope will wither. Gaza will lose her king and Ashkelon will be deserted.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Ashkelon shall see it and fear; Gaza also shall be very sorrowful; And Ekron, for He dried up her expectation. The king shall perish from Gaza, And Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The city of Ashkelon will see Tyre fall and will be filled with fear. Gaza will shake with terror, as will Ekron, for their hopes will be dashed. Gaza’s king will be killed, and Ashkelon will be deserted.
Context of Zechariah 9:5
3Tyre has built herself a rampart and heaped up silver like dust, and fine gold like the mud of the streets. 4But behold, the Lord will strip her of her possessions and strike down her power on the sea, and she shall be devoured by fire. Ashkelon shall see it, and be afraid; Gaza too, and shall writhe in anguish; Ekron also, because its hopes are confounded. The king shall perish from Gaza; Ashkelon shall be uninhabited; 6a mixed people shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of Philistia. 7I will take away its blood from its mouth, and its abominations from between its teeth; it too shall be a remnant for our God; it shall be like a clan in Judah, and Ekron shall be like the Jebusites.
Read all of Zechariah 9Zechariah 9:5 word by word
תֵּרֶ֨א אַשְׁקְל֜וֹן וְתִירָ֗א וְעַזָּה֙ וְתָחִ֣יל מְאֹ֔ד וְעֶקְר֖וֹן כִּֽי־הֹבִ֣ישׁ מֶבָּטָ֑הּ וְאָ֤בַד מֶ֙לֶךְ֙ מֵֽעַזָּ֔ה וְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹן לֹ֥א תֵשֵֽׁב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Ashkelonאַשְׁקְלוֹן'ashqelôn · AshkelonH831
- shall seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- and fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
- Gazaעַזָּה‛azzâh · GazaH5804
- and be veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
- sorrowfulחוּלchûl chîyl · to twist: writh in painH2342
- and Ekronעֶקְרוֹן‛eqrôn · EkronH6138
- for her expectationמַבָּטmabbâţ mebbâţ · expectationH4007
- shall be ashamedיָבֵשׁyâbêsh · to witherH3001
- and the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- shall perishאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
- shall not be inhabitedיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
Cross-references for Zechariah 9:5
- Isaiah 14:29Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of you, that the rod that struck you is broken, for from the serpent's root will come forth an adder, and its fruit will be a flying fiery serpent.
- Jeremiah 47:1The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh struck down Gaza.
- Ezekiel 25:15"Thus says the Lord God: Because the Philistines acted revengefully and took vengeance with malice of soul to destroy in never-ending enmity,
- Zephaniah 2:4For Gaza shall be deserted, and Ashkelon shall become a desolation; Ashdod's people shall be driven out at noon, and Ekron shall be uprooted.
- Acts 8:26Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is a desert place.
- Jeremiah 51:8Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been broken; wail for her! Take balm for her pain; perhaps she may be healed.
- Ezekiel 26:15"Thus says the Lord God to Tyre: Will not the coastlands shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan, when slaughter is made in your midst?
- Revelation 18:9And the kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her, will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning.
- Isaiah 20:5Then they shall be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and of Egypt their boast.
- Romans 5:5and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
- Philippians 1:20as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death.
Commentaries on Zechariah 9:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Ashkelon shall see it, and fear - All these prophecies seem to have been fulfilled before the days of Zechariah; another evidence that these last chapters were not written by him. Her expectation shalt be ashamed - The expectation of being succoured by Tyre.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Ashkelon shall see and fear - The words express that to see and fear shall be as one. The mightiest and wealthiest, Tyre, having fallen, the neighbor cities of Philistia who had hoped that her might should be their stay, shall stand in fear and shame. Tyre, being a merchant-city, the mother-city of the cities of the African coast and in Spain, its desolation caused the more terror Isaiah 23:5-11. And the - (a) d king shall perish from Gaza - that is it…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6Ashkelon … Gaza … Ekron … Ashdod: These Philistine cities are on Israel's coastal plain. David defeated them (2 Samuel 5:17–25), but they later regained some independence. The prophets Amos and Zephaniah predicted similar judgments against these four cities (Amos 1:6–8; Zephaniah 2:4–7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Ashkelon, &c.--Gath alone is omitted, perhaps as being somewhat inland, and so out of the route of the advancing conqueror. Ekron ... expectation ... ashamed--Ekron, the farthest north of the Philistine cities, had expected Tyre would withstand Alexander, and so check his progress southward through Philistia to Egypt. This hope being confounded ("put to shame"), Ekron shall "fear." king shall perish from Gaza--Its government shall be overthrown. In…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Zechariah 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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