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Zephaniah 2:4-7

4ForGazaעַזָּה֙'a.ZahH5804will be abandonedעֲזוּבָ֣ה'a.zu.VahH5800,And Ashkelonוְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹןve.'ash.ke.LonH831will becomea desolationלִשְׁמָמָ֑הlish.ma.MahH8077; The inhabitants ofAshdodאַשְׁדּ֗וֹד'ash.DodH795will be drivenיְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּהָye.Ga.re.Shu.haH1644outH1644at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙ba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672, AndEkronוְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'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,Canaanכְּנַ֙עַן֙ke.Na.'anH3667,landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430; And I willeliminateוְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךְve.ha.'a.vad.TikhH6youSoH4480thatH4480thereH369willH369beH369noH369inhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

6So the seacoastחֶ֣בֶל הַיָּ֗םChe.vel hai.YamH3220 H2256will becomeוְֽהָיְתָ֞הve.ha.ye.TahH1961grazingH5116placesH5116, Withpasturesכְּרֹ֥תke.RotH3741for shepherdsרֹעִ֖יםro.'ImH7462and foldsוְגִדְר֥וֹתve.gid.RotH1448for flocksצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629.

7And the coastחֶ֗בֶלChe.velH2256will be For theremnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֛יתlish.'e.RitH7611of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, They willdriveH7462sheeptoH7462pastureH7462on 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.HemH430willcareH6485forH6485them Andrestoreוְשָׁ֥בve.ShavH7725their fortunesשְׁבִיתָֽם׃she.vu.tamH7622.

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