Zephaniah 2:4
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
עָזַב
abandoned
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עָזַב
To leave, to forsake, to abandon. Azab. I have not forsaken you. God will never abandon those who belong to Him. His commitment is unconditional.
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עָקַר
it will be plucked up
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עָקַר
to pluck up (especially by the roots); specifically, to hamstring; figuratively, to exterminate
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גָּרַשׁ
people will drive out/ it
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גָּרַשׁ
people will drive out/ it
to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce
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עַזָּה
Gaza
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עַזָּה
Azzah, a place in Palestine
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