ZEP 2:4 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Διότι Γάζα διηρπασμένη ἔσται, καὶ Ἀσκάλων εἰς ἀφανισμὸν, καὶ Ἄζωτος μεσημβρίας ἐκριφήσεται, καὶ Ἀκκαρὼν ἐκριζωθήσεται.
(Dioti Gaza diaʸrpasmenaʸ estai, kai Askalōn eis afanismon, kai Azōtos mesaʸmbrias ekrifaʸsetai, kai Akkarōn ekrizōthaʸsetai. )

BrTr For Gaza shall be utterly spoiled, and Ascalon shall be destroyed; and Azotus shall be cast forth at noon-day, and Accaron shall be rooted up.

ULT For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon for a ruin.
⇔ Ashdod, at noon, they will drive her out, and Ekron will be uprooted!

UST When Yahweh punishes Philistia,
⇔ the cities of Gaza and Ashkelon will lose all their inhabitants.
⇔ Ashdod will be attacked and the people will be driven away at noon, when they are resting.
⇔ The people of the city of Ekron will also be driven out.

BSB ⇔ For Gaza will be abandoned,
⇔ and Ashkelon left in ruins.
⇔ Ashdod will be driven out at noon,
⇔ and Ekron will be uprooted.

OEB ⇔ For Gaza will be forsaken;
⇔ Ashkelon a desolation;
⇔ Ashdod – by noon will they rout her
⇔ and Ekron be torn up!

WEBBE For Gaza will be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation. They will drive out Ashdod at noonday, and Ekron will be rooted up.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Indeed, Gaza will be deserted
⇔ and Ashkelon will become a heap of ruins.
⇔ Invaders will drive away the people of Ashdod by noon,
⇔ and Ekron will be overthrown.

LSV For Gaza is forsaken,
And Ashkelon [is] for a desolation,
Ashdod! At noon they cast her forth,
And Ekron is rooted up.

FBV Gaza will be abandoned, Ashkelon will become desolate, Ashdod will be emptied by noon, Ekron will be ripped up.

T4T When Yahweh punishes Philistia,
⇔ Gaza and Ashkelon cities will be deserted/abandoned.
⇔ Ashdod city will be attacked and the people expelled at noon when people are resting;
⇔ the people of Ekron city will also be driven out.

LEB • and Ashkelon as a desolation. • As for Ashdod, at noon they will drive her away, • and Ekron shall be uprooted.

BBE For Gaza will be given up and Ashkelon will become waste: they will send Ashdod out in the middle of the day, and Ekron will be uprooted.

Moff No Moff ZEP book available

JPS For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation; they shall drive out Ashdod at the noonday, and Ekron shall be rooted up.

ASV For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation; they shall drive out Ashdod at noonday, and Ekron shall be rooted up.

DRA For Gaza shall be destroyed, and Ascalon shall be a desert, they shall cast out Azotus at noonday, and Accaron shall be rooted up.

YLT For Gaza is forsaken, And Ashkelon [is] for a desolation, Ashdod! at noon they do cast her forth, And Ekron is rooted up.

Drby For Gazah shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon shall be a desolation; they shall drive out Ashdod at noonday, and Ekron shall be rooted up.

RV For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noonday, and Ekron shall be rooted up.

Wbstr For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.

KJB-1769 ¶ For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.

KJB-1611 ¶ For Gaza shall bee forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall driue out Ashdod at the noone day, and Ekron shall be rooted vp.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps For Gaza shalbe destroyed, and Ascalon shalbe layde waste, they shall cast out Asdod at the noone day, and Accaron shalbe rooted vp.
(For Gaza shall be destroyed, and Ascalon shall be laid waste, they shall cast out Asdod at the noon day, and Accaron shall be rooted up.)

Gnva For Azzah shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon desolate: they shall driue out Ashdod at the noone day, and Ekron shalbe rooted vp.
(For Azzah shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon desolate: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up. )

Cvdl For Gaza shal be destroyed, & Ascalon shall be layed waist: They shal cast out A?dod at the noone daye, and Accaron shalbe pluckte vp by the rotes.
(For Gaza shall be destroyed, and Ascalon shall be laid waist: They shall cast out A?dod at the noon day, and Accaron shall be pluckte up by the rotes.)

Wycl For Gasa schal be distried, and Ascalon schal be in to desert; thei schulen caste out Azotus in myddai, and Accaron schal be drawun out bi the root.
(For Gasa shall be distried, and Ascalon shall be in to desert; they should cast/threw out Azotus in myddai, and Accaron shall be drawun out by the root.)

Luth Denn Gasa muß verlassen werden und Askalon wüst werden; Asdod soll im Mittag vertrieben werden und Akaron ausgewurzelt werden.
(Because Gasa must leave become and Askalon wild become; Asdod should in_the Mittag vertrieben become and Akaron ausgewurzelt become.)

ClVg Quia Gaza destructa erit, et Ascalon in desertum: Azotum in meridie ejicient, et Accaron eradicabitur.
(Because Gaza destructa erit, and Ascalon in desert: Azotum in meridie eyicient, and Accaron eradicabitur. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

עַזָּה֙ עֲזוּבָ֣ה תִֽהְיֶ֔ה & וְ⁠עֶקְר֖וֹן תֵּעָקֵֽר

Azzah abandoned be & and,Ekron uprooted

For poetic effect and emphasis, at the beginning and end of this verse Zephaniah uses verbs that echo the sound of the names of the cities he is describing. It may be possible for you to reproduce this effect in your translation.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

עַזָּה֙ עֲזוּבָ֣ה תִֽהְיֶ֔ה

Azzah abandoned be

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “the people who used to live in Gaza will abandon that city” or “no one will live in Gaza anymore”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠אַשְׁקְל֖וֹן לִ⁠שְׁמָמָ֑ה

and,Ashkelon as,desolation

Zephaniah is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “and Ashkelon will become a ruin”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

אַשְׁדּ֗וֹד & יְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּ⁠הָ

ʼAshəddōd & driven_out,her

Zephaniah is speaking of the city of Ashdod as if it were a woman who could be expelled from the home in which she was living. He is using the city to represent the people who live in the city. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “they will expel the inhabitants of Ashdod”

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

אַשְׁדּ֗וֹד & יְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּ⁠הָ

ʼAshəddōd & driven_out,her

Here, they is an indefinite pronoun that does not have a specific referent in the immediate context. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this with a different expression that does not use an indefinite pronoun. Alternate translation: “the inhabitants of Ashdod will be expelled” or “an army will expel the inhabitants of Ashdod”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בַּֽ⁠צָּהֳרַ֨יִם֙

in/on/at/with,noon

Zephaniah is speaking as if an army would literally expel the inhabitants of Ashdod at a specific time, at noon. He is likely using noon, the time when the sun is brightest in the sky, to mean “in broad daylight,” that is, as the result of an open attack by an overwhelming force. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “in an open attack”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠עֶקְר֖וֹן תֵּעָקֵֽר

and,Ekron uprooted

Zephaniah is speaking as if the city of Ekron were literally a plant that could be uprooted, that is, pulled completely out of the ground, including its roots. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and Ekron will be completely destroyed”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠עֶקְר֖וֹן תֵּעָקֵֽר

and,Ekron uprooted

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “and it will be as if Ekron were a plant that someone had pulled out by the roots” or “and an army will destroy Ekron”

Parallel ZEP 2:4