New American Standard Bible 1995

Zephaniah 2:4-7

4ForGazaעַזָּה֙'a.ZahH5804will be abandonedעֲזוּבָ֣ה'a.zu.VahH5800And Ashkelonוְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹןve.'ash.ke.LonH831a desolationלִשְׁמָמָ֑הlish.ma.MahH8077;Ashdodאַשְׁדּ֗וֹד'ash.DodH795will be drivenיְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּהָye.Ga.re.Shu.haH1644out at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙ba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672AndEkronוְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'ek.RonH6138will be uprootedתֵּעָקֵֽר׃ סte.'a.KerH6131.

5Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to the inhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבֵ֛יyo.she.VeiH3427of the seacoastחֶ֥בֶל הַיָּ֖םChe.vel hai.YamH3220 H2256,The nationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471of theCherethitesכְּרֵתִ֑יםke.re.TimH3774!The wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068isagainstעֲלֵיכֶ֗ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you, OCanaanכְּנַ֙עַן֙ke.Na.'anH3667,landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430; And I willdestroyוְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךְve.ha.'a.vad.TikhH6youSoH4480that thereH369will benoH369inhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

6So the seacoastחֶ֣בֶל הַיָּ֗םChe.vel hai.YamH3220 H2256will bepasturesנְוֹ֛תne.VotH5116, Withcavesכְּרֹ֥תke.RotH3741for shepherdsרֹעִ֖יםro.'ImH7462and foldsוְגִדְר֥וֹתve.gid.RotH1448for flocksצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629.

7And the coastחֶ֗בֶלChe.velH2256will be For theremnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֛יתlish.'e.RitH7611of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, They willpastureיִרְע֑וּןyir.'UnH7462on it.In the housesבְּבָתֵּ֣יbe.va.TeiH1004of Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֗וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831they will lieיִרְבָּצ֔וּןyir.ba.TzunH7257downH7257at eveningבָּעֶ֙רֶב֙ba.'E.revH6153;For the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430willcareיִפְקְדֵ֛םyif.ke.DemH6485for them Andrestoreוְשָׁ֥בve.ShavH7725their fortuneשְׁבִיתָֽם׃she.vu.tamH7622.

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