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Zephaniah 2:5 KJV
Zephaniah · chapter 2 · verse 5 · King James Version
Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.Zephaniah 2:5 · King James Version
Zephaniah 2:5 in context
3Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’s anger.
4For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
5Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.
6And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
7And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.
Key words (Strong's)
- inhabitantsyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- CherethitesKᵉrêthîya Kerethite or life-guardsmanH3774 →
- nationgôwya foreign nationH1471 →
- CanaanKᵉnaʻanKenaan, a son a HamH3667 →
- coastchebela rope , especially a measuring lineH2256 →
- worddâbâra wordH1697 →
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