Zephaniah 2:5

New English Translation

⁵Beware, you who live by the sea, the people who came from Crete.^[a]
The Lord’s message is against you, Canaan, land of the Philistines:
“I will destroy everyone who lives there!”^[b]

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Footnotes

Zephaniah 2:5 tn Heb “Kerethites,” a people settled alongside the Philistines in the coastal areas of southern Palestine (cf. 1 Sam 30:14; Ezek 25:16). They originally came from the island of Crete.
Zephaniah 2:5 tn Heb “I will destroy you so there is no inhabitant [remaining].”

Zephaniah 2:5

New International Version

⁵Woe to you who live by the sea,
    you Kerethite^(A) people;
the word of the Lord is against you,^(B)
    Canaan, land of the Philistines.
He says, “I will destroy you,
    and none will be left.”^(C)

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Zefanias 2:5

Magandang Balita Biblia

⁵Kahabag-habag kayong naninirahan sa mga baybay-dagat,
    kahabag-habag kayo, mga Queretita!
Ang salita ni Yahweh ay laban sa iyo,
    O taga-Canaan, lupain ng mga Filisteo;
    lilipulin kong lahat ang inyong mga mamamayan.

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