Zephaniah 2:12
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.”
חֶרֶב
A sword, a cutting weapon. Chereb. Reckless words wound like a sword. Wise words bring healing. The tongue is more powerful than any physical weapon.
גַּם
also
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גַּם
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
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חָלָל
are those slain of
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חָלָל
pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted
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כּוּשִׁי
O Cushites
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כּוּשִׁי
a Cushite, or descendant of Cush
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