Zephaniah 2:4-7

New American Standard Bible

⁴For ^(A)Gaza will be abandoned,
And Ashkelon will become a desolation;
The inhabitants of ^(B)Ashdod will be driven out at noon,
And ^(C)Ekron will be uprooted.
⁵Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast,
The nation of the ^[a]^(D)Cherethites!
The word of the Lord is ^(E)against you,
^(F)Canaan, land of the Philistines;
And I will ^(G)eliminate you
So that there will be ^(H)no inhabitant.
⁶So the seacoast will become ^(I)grazing places,
With pastures for shepherds and folds for flocks.
⁷And the coast will be
For the ^(J)remnant of the house of Judah,
They will ^(K)drive sheep to pasture on it.
In the houses of Ashkelon they will lie down at evening;
For the Lord their God will ^(L)care for them
And ^(M)restore their fortunes.

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Notas al pie

Zephaniah 2:5 I.e., a segment of the Philistines with roots in Crete

Zephaniah 2:4-7

English Standard Version

⁴^(A)For Gaza shall be deserted,
and Ashkelon shall become a desolation;
Ashdod's people shall be driven out at noon,
and Ekron shall be uprooted.

⁵Woe to ^(B)you inhabitants of the seacoast,
    you nation of ^(C)the Cherethites!
^(D)The word of the Lord is against you,
    ^(E)O Canaan, land of the Philistines;
    and I will destroy you ^(F)until no inhabitant is left.
⁶^(G)And you, O seacoast, ^(H)shall be pastures,
    with meadows^[a] for shepherds
    and folds for flocks.
⁷^(I)The seacoast shall become the possession
    of ^(J)the remnant of the house of Judah,
    ^(K)on which they shall graze,
and in the houses of Ashkelon
    they shall lie down at evening.
For the Lord their God ^(L)will be mindful of them
    and ^(M)restore their fortunes.