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Zephaniah 2:4-7

4ForGazaעַזָּה֙'a.ZahH5804shall be forsaken, andAshkelonוְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹןve.'ash.ke.LonH831adesolationלִשְׁמָמָ֑הlish.ma.MahH8077: they shalldriveיְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּהָye.Ga.re.Shu.haH1644outH1644Ashdodאַשְׁדּ֗וֹד'ash.DodH795at the noonday, andEkronוְעֶקְר֖וֹןve.'ek.RonH6138shall be rootedupH1644.

5Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945unto theinhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבֵ֛יyo.she.VeiH3427of theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220coast, thenationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471of theCherethitesכְּרֵתִ֑יםke.re.TimH3774! Thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068isagainstH5921youH5921, OCanaanכְּנַ֙עַן֙ke.Na.'anH3667, thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430; I willdestroyוְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךְve.ha.'a.vad.TikhH6thee, that there shall benoמֵאֵ֥יןme.'EinH369inhabitantיוֹשֵֽׁב׃yo.ShevH3427.

6And theseaהַיָּ֗םhai.YamH3220coast shall be pastures, with cottages forshepherdsרֹעִ֖יםro.'ImH7462andfoldsוְגִדְר֥וֹתve.gid.RotH1448forflocksצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629.

7And the coast shall be for theremnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֛יתlish.'e.RitH7611of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063; they shallfeedיִרְע֑וּןyir.'UnH7462their flocks thereupon: in thehousesבְּבָתֵּ֣יbe.va.TeiH1004ofAshkelonאַשְׁקְל֗וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831shall theylieיִרְבָּצ֔וּןyir.ba.TzunH7257downH7257in theeveningבָּעֶ֙רֶב֙ba.'E.revH6153; for theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430shallvisitיִפְקְדֵ֛םyif.ke.DemH6485them, andbringH7725againH7725theircaptivityשְׁבִיתָֽם׃she.vu.tamH7622.

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