Zechariah 9:5

Bible › Zechariah › Chapter 9 › Verse 5

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.Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.

In other translations

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.Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.

Hebrew words

תֵּרֶאtere'it will seeH7200אַשְׁקְלוֹן'ashkelonAshkelonH831וְתִירָאvetira'so it may be afraidH3372וְעַזָּהve'azahand GazaH5804וְתָחִילvetachilso it may be in anguishH2342מְאֹדme'odexceedinglyH3966וְעֶקְרוֹןve'ekronand EkronH6138כִּי־ki-forH3588הֹבִישׁhovishit will be ashamedH954מֶבָּטָהּmebatahobject of confidence itsH4007וְאָבַדve'avadand he will perishH6מֶלֶךְmelekha kingH4428מֵעַזָּהme'azahfrom GazaH5804וְאַשְׁקְלוֹןve'ashkelonand AshkelonH831לֹאlo'notH3808תֵשֵׁב׃teshevit will remainH3427

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

Places: Ashkelon, Ekron, Gaza, Tyre

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