Zephaniah 2:4
Context| NETBible | Indeed, 1 Gaza will be deserted 2 and Ashkelon will become a heap of ruins. 3 Invaders will drive away the people of Ashdod by noon, 4 and Ekron will be overthrown. 5 |
| XREF | Ps 91:6; Jer 6:4; Jer 15:8; Jer 25:20; Jer 47:1-7; Eze 25:15-17; Am 1:6-8; Zec 9:5-7 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Or “for” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NRSV). 2 tn There is a sound play here in the Hebrew text: the name Gaza (עַזָּה, ’azzah) sounds like the word translated “deserted” (עֲזוּבָה, ’azuvah). 3 tn Or “a desolate place.” 4 tn Heb “[As for] Ashdod, at noon they will drive her away.” sn The reference to noon may suggest a sudden, quick defeat (see Jer 6:4; 15:8). 5 tn Heb “uprooted.” There is a sound play here in the Hebrew text: the name “Ekron” (עֶקְרוֹן, ’eqron) sounds like the word translated “uprooted” (תֵּעָקֵר, te’aqer). |
