Zephaniah 2:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Woeהֹ֗וי
(ho·vy)
1945: ah! alas! ha!a prim. interj.
to the inhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבֵ֛י
(yo·she·vei)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
of the seacoast,הַיָּ֖ם
(hai·yam)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation
The nationגֹּ֣וי
(go·vy)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
of the Cherethites!כְּרֵתִ֑ים
(ke·re·tim;)
3774: the foreign bodyguard of King Davidfrom karath
The wordדְּבַר־
(de·var-)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
of the LORDיְהוָ֣ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
is againstעֲלֵיכֶ֗ם
(a·lei·chem)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
you, O Canaan,כְּנַ֙עַן֙
(ke·na·'an)
3667a: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land W. of the Jordanfrom kana
landאֶ֣רֶץ
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
of the Philistines;פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
(pe·lish·tim,)
6430: inhab. of Philistiafrom Pelesheth
And I will destroyוְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךְ
(ve·ha·'a·vad·tich)
6: to perisha prim. root
you So 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
that there will be noמֵאֵ֥ין
(me·'ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
inhabitant.יֹושֵֽׁב׃
(yo·v·shev.)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Woe
howy  (hoh'ee)
oh! -- ah, alas, ho, O, woe.
unto the inhabitants
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
of the sea
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
coast
chebel  (kheh'-bel)
band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.
the nation
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
of the Cherethites
Krethiy  (ker-ay-thee')
a Kerethite or life-guardsman (only collectively in the singular as plural) -- Cherethims, Cherethites.
the word
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
is against you O Canaan
Kna`an  (ken-ah'-an)
humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him -- Canaan, merchant, traffick.
the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
of the Philistines
Plishtiy  (pel-ish-tee')
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth -- Philistine.
I will even destroy
'abad  (aw-bad')
to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
thee that there shall be no inhabitant
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, The nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines; And I will destroy you So that there will be no inhabitant.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Woe, inhabitants of the seacoast, nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, Canaan, land of the Philistines: I will destroy you until there is no one left.

International Standard Version
Woe to those who live along the coast, the people of Philistia! This message from the LORD is being spoken against you, Canaan, land of the Philistines: 'I'll destroy you until no one lives there!'

NET Bible
Those who live by the sea, the people who came from Crete, are as good as dead. The LORD has decreed your downfall, Canaan, land of the Philistines: "I will destroy everyone who lives there!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
How horrible it will be for those who live on the seacoast, for the nation from Crete. The word of the LORD is against you, Canaan, the land of the Philistines: "I will destroy you so that no one will be living there."

King James 2000 Bible
Woe unto the inhabitants of the seacoast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy you, that there shall be no inhabitant.
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