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He says, &#8220I will destroy you, and none will be left.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/zephaniah/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> And what sorrow awaits you Philistines who live along the coast and in the land of Canaan, for this judgment is against you, too! The LORD will destroy you until not one of you is left. <a href="/esv/zephaniah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> Woe to you inhabitants of the seacoast, you nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines; and I will destroy you until no inhabitant is left. <a href="/bsb/zephaniah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Woe to the dwellers of the seacoast, O nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines: “I will destroy you, and no one will be left.” <a href="/kjv/zephaniah/2.htm">King James Bible</a> Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant. <a href="/nkjv/zephaniah/2.htm">New King James Version</a> Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, The nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines: “I will destroy you; So there shall be no inhabitant.” <a href="/nasb_/zephaniah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, The nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, Canaan, land of the Philistines; And I will eliminate you So that there will be no inhabitant. <a href="/nasb/zephaniah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, The nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines; And I will destroy you So that there will be no inhabitant. <a href="/nasb77/zephaniah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, The nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines; And I will destroy you, So that there will be no inhabitant. <a href="/lsb/zephaniah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, The nation of the Cherethites! The word of Yahweh is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines; And I will make you perish So that there will be no inhabitant. <a href="/amp/zephaniah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Woe (judgment is coming) to the inhabitants of the seacoast, The nation of the Cherethites [in Philistia]! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines; I will destroy you So that no inhabitant will be left. <a href="/csb/zephaniah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Woe, inhabitants of the seacoast, nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, Canaan, land of the Philistines: I will destroy you until there is no one left. <a href="/hcsb/zephaniah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Woe, inhabitants of the seacoast, nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, Canaan, land of the Philistines: I will destroy you until there is no one left. <a href="/asv/zephaniah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea-coast, the nation of the Cherethites! The word of Jehovah is against you, O Canaan, the land of the Philistines; I will destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant. <a href="/cev/zephaniah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> To you people of Philistia who live along the coast, the LORD has this to say: "I am now your enemy, and I'll wipe you out!" <a href="/erv/zephaniah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, the land of the Philistines; I will destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant. <a href="/gwt/zephaniah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> How horrible it will be for those who live on the seacoast, for the nation from Crete. The word of the LORD is against you, Canaan, the land of the Philistines: "I will destroy you so that no one will be living there." <a href="/gnt/zephaniah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> You Philistines are doomed, you people who live along the coast. The LORD has passed sentence on you. He will destroy you, and not one of you will be left. <a href="/isv/zephaniah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> Woe to those who live along the coast, the people of Philistia! This message from the LORD is being spoken against you, Canaan, land of the Philistines: 'I'll destroy you until no one lives there!' <a href="/msb/zephaniah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Woe to the dwellers of the seacoast, O nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines: ?I will destroy you, and no one will be left.? <a href="/net/zephaniah/2.htm">NET Bible</a> Those who live by the sea, the people who came from Crete, are as good as dead. The LORD has decreed your downfall, Canaan, land of the Philistines: "I will destroy everyone who lives there!" <a href="/nheb/zephaniah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Woe to the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites. The word of the LORD is against you, Canaan, the land of the Philistines. I will destroy you, that there will be no inhabitant. <a href="/wbt/zephaniah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Woe to the inhabitants of the sea coasts, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant. <a href="/web/zephaniah/2.htm">World English Bible</a> Woe to the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! Yahweh’s word is against you, Canaan, the land of the Philistines. I will destroy you until there is no inhabitant. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/zephaniah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Behold! O inhabitants of the seacoast, "" Nation of the Cherethites, "" A word of YHWH [is] against you, "" Canaan, land of the Philistines, "" “And I have destroyed you without an inhabitant.” <a href="/ylt/zephaniah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Ho! O inhabitants of the sea-coast, Nation of the Cherethites, A word of Jehovah is against you, Canaan, land of the Philistines, And I have destroyed thee without an inhabitant. <a href="/slt/zephaniah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Wo! to the inhabitants of the region of the sea, the nation of the Cherethites: the word of Jehovah is upon you, O Canaan, the land of the rovers, and I destroyed thee from none inhabiting.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/zephaniah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Woe to you that inhabit the sea coast, O nation of reprobates: the word of the Lord upon you, O Chanaan, the land of the Philistines, and I will destroy thee, so that there shall not be an inhabitant. <a href="/cpdv/zephaniah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Woe to you who inhabit the coast of the sea, you people of perdition. The word of the Lord is over you, Canaan, the land of the Philistines, and I will disperse you, so that not one inhabitant will be left. <a href="/nabre/zephaniah/2.htm">New American Bible</a> Ah! You who dwell by the seacoast, the nation of Cherethites, the word of the LORD is against you! O Canaan, land of the Philistines, I will leave you to perish without an inhabitant! <a href="/nrsvce/zephaniah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Ah, inhabitants of the seacoast, you nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines; and I will destroy you until no inhabitant is left.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/zephaniah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast and the people of Crete! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, the land of the Philistines; I will even destroy you, that there shall be no inhabitant. <a href="/hpbt/zephaniah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Woe to dwellers in the coast of the sea and to the people of Crete! The word of LORD JEHOVAH is for you Canaan, and the land of the Philistines, and I shall destroy you from the habitation<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/zephaniah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea-coast, The nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, the land of the Philistines; I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant. <a href="/sep/zephaniah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Woe to them that dwell on the border of the sea, neighbours of the Cretans! the word of the Lord is against you, O Chanaan, land of the Philistines, and I will destroy you out of your dwelling-place. <a href="/parallel/zephaniah/2-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/T0cd_1JKnyY?start=264" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/zephaniah/2.htm">The Judgment on the Philistines</a> 4For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted. 5<a href="/hebrew/1945.htm" title="1945: hō·w (Interjection) -- Ah! alas! ha! A prolonged form of how; oh!">Woe</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šə·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">to the dwellers</a> <a href="/hebrew/2256.htm" title="2256: ḥe·ḇel (N-msc) -- A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin.">of</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: hay·yām (Art:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">the seacoast,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: gō·w (N-msc) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">O nation</a> <a href="/hebrew/3774.htm" title="3774: kə·rê·ṯîm (N-proper-mp) -- The foreign bodyguard of King David. Probably from karath in the sense of executioner; a Kerethite or life-guardsman.">of the Cherethites!</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: də·ḇar- (N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">The word</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">is against you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3667.htm" title="3667: kə·na·‘an (N-proper-ms) -- From kana'; humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him.">O Canaan,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land</a> <a href="/hebrew/6430.htm" title="6430: pə·liš·tîm (N-proper-mp) -- Inhab. of Philistia. Patrial from Plesheth; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth.">of the Philistines:</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: wə·ha·’ă·ḇaḏ·tîḵ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs:: 2fs2) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">“I will destroy you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: mê·’ên (Prep-m:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">and no one will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·wō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">left.”</a> 6So the seacoast will become a land of pastures, with wells for shepherds and folds for sheep.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ezekiel/25-16.htm">Ezekiel 25:16</a> therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast. <a href="/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Jeremiah 47:4</a> For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor. <a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1-18</a> This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus. / Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea. / On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations. ... <a href="/amos/1-6.htm">Amos 1:6-8</a> This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they exiled a whole population, delivering them up to Edom. / So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels. / I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD. <a href="/jeremiah/25-20.htm">Jeremiah 25:20</a> all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod; <a href="/joel/3-4.htm">Joel 3:4-8</a> Now what do you have against Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering against Me a recompense? If you retaliate against Me, I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads. / For you took My silver and gold and carried off My finest treasures to your temples. / You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far from their homeland. ... <a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Isaiah 11:14</a> They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them. <a href="/ezekiel/26-15.htm">Ezekiel 26:15-21</a> This is what the Lord GOD says to Tyre: ‘Will not the coastlands quake at the sound of your downfall, when the wounded groan at the slaughter in your midst? / All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled over you. / Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men—she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples! ... <a href="/obadiah/1-20.htm">Obadiah 1:20</a> And the exiles of this host of the Israelites will possess the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath; and the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will possess the cities of the Negev. <a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Isaiah 14:29-31</a> Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg. / Then the firstborn of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety, but I will kill your root by famine, and your remnant will be slain. / Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! For a cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there are no stragglers in its ranks. <a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Matthew 11:21-24</a> “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. / And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. ... <a href="/luke/10-13.htm">Luke 10:13-15</a> Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. / But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. / And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! <a href="/mark/7-24.htm">Mark 7:24-30</a> Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice. / Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet. / Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter. ... <a href="/acts/8-26.htm">Acts 8:26-40</a> Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” / So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship, / and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet. ... <a href="/matthew/15-21.htm">Matthew 15:21-28</a> Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. / And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.” / But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Woe to the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy you, that there shall be no inhabitant.Cherethites.<a href="/jeremiah/47-7.htm">Jeremiah 47:7</a> How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.<a href="/ezekiel/25-16.htm">Ezekiel 25:16</a> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.Cherethims.<a href="/amos/3-1.htm">Amos 3:1</a> Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,<a href="/amos/5-1.htm">Amos 5:1</a> Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel.<a href="/zechariah/1-6.htm">Zechariah 1:6</a> But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.O Canaan.<a href="/joshua/13-3.htm">Joshua 13:3</a> From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:<a href="/judges/3-3.htm">Judges 3:3</a> Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baalhermon unto the entering in of Hamath.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zephaniah/1-11.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-5.htm">Cherethites</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-16.htm">Cher'ethites</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-1.htm">Coast</a> <a href="/joel/3-4.htm">Coasts</a> <a href="/micah/6-13.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-17.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/amos/5-18.htm">Ho</a> <a href="/micah/1-15.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-11.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-4.htm">Live</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-1.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-19.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-3.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-16.htm">Seacoast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-16.htm">Sea-Coast</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-19.htm">Woe</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-1.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/15-22.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-14.htm">Cherethites</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-14.htm">Cher'ethites</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-6.htm">Coast</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-7.htm">Coasts</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-13.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-6.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-13.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-6.htm">Ho</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-6.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-20.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-9.htm">Live</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-9.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-6.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-6.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-6.htm">Seacoast</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-6.htm">Sea-Coast</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-1.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-1.htm">Woe</a> <a href="/haggai/1-1.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Zephaniah 2</div>1. <a href="/zephaniah/2-1.htm">An exhortation to repentance.</a> 4. <a href="/zephaniah/2-4.htm">The judgment of the Philistines,</a> 8. <a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">of Moab and Ammon,</a> 12. <a href="/zephaniah/2-12.htm">of Ethiopia,</a> 13. <a href="/zephaniah/2-13.htm">and of Assyria.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zephaniah/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zephaniah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/zephaniah/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Woe to the dwellers of the seacoast This phrase addresses the inhabitants of the coastal regions, specifically the Philistine cities along the Mediterranean Sea. The term "woe" is a prophetic declaration of impending judgment and disaster. The seacoast was a strategic and economically significant area, often associated with trade and military activity. The Philistines, known for their conflicts with Israel, occupied this region. The use of "woe" indicates a divine pronouncement of doom, reflecting God's judgment on nations that opposed His people.O nation of the Cherethites! The Cherethites are often identified with the Philistines, possibly a subgroup or a related people. They are mentioned in other parts of the Old Testament, such as in the context of David's reign, where they served as part of his bodyguard (<a href="/2_samuel/8-18.htm">2 Samuel 8:18</a>). The term "Cherethites" may also be linked to Crete, suggesting a possible origin or connection to the island. This highlights the diverse origins of the Philistine people and their integration into the coastal regions of Canaan.The word of the LORD is against you This phrase emphasizes the authority and certainty of the prophetic message. The "word of the LORD" signifies a divine decree that cannot be altered or ignored. It underscores the seriousness of the judgment pronounced against the Philistines. Throughout the Bible, when God's word is against a nation, it indicates inevitable destruction unless there is repentance. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God's sovereignty over all nations and His right to judge them.O Canaan, land of the Philistines: Canaan refers to the broader region that includes the land occupied by the Philistines. The Philistines were one of the peoples inhabiting Canaan, often in conflict with the Israelites. This phrase serves as a reminder of the historical enmity between the Philistines and Israel, dating back to the time of the Judges and continuing through the reigns of Saul and David. The mention of Canaan also connects this prophecy to the larger narrative of Israel's conquest and settlement in the Promised Land.“I will destroy you, and no one will be left.” This declaration of total destruction is a common theme in prophetic literature, indicating complete and utter desolation. The phrase "no one will be left" suggests a thorough and final judgment, leaving no survivors. This prophecy was fulfilled historically as the Philistine cities eventually fell to various conquerors, including the Babylonians. The complete destruction serves as a warning to other nations and a demonstration of God's power and justice. It also foreshadows the ultimate victory of God's kingdom over all earthly powers, a theme that resonates throughout the prophetic books and finds fulfillment in the New Testament with the coming of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/inhabitants_of_the_seacoast.htm">Inhabitants of the Seacoast</a> Refers to the people living along the Mediterranean coast, specifically the Philistines. 2. <a href="/topical/c/cherethites.htm">Cherethites</a> A group often associated with the Philistines, possibly a subgroup or mercenaries from Crete. 3. <a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a> The land historically inhabited by the Canaanites, here representing the Philistine territory. 4. <a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a> An ancient people known for their conflicts with Israel, residing in the coastal region of Canaan. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_word_of_the_lord.htm">The Word of the LORD</a> Represents God's authoritative and prophetic declaration against the Philistines.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> God's pronouncement against the Philistines demonstrates His ultimate authority over nations. Believers are reminded that no power is beyond God's reach and judgment. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> The Philistines' persistent opposition to God's people led to their downfall. This serves as a warning about the consequences of living in rebellion against God. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a> The prophecy against the Philistines underscores the reliability and certainty of God's word. Believers can trust that God's promises and warnings will come to pass. <a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a> While God is just in His judgments, His warnings also serve as opportunities for repentance. This duality encourages believers to seek God's mercy and align with His will. <a href="/topical/h/historical_context_and_modern_application.htm">Historical Context and Modern Application</a> Understanding the historical context of the Philistines helps believers apply the lessons of God's justice and mercy to contemporary life, encouraging vigilance against sin and faithfulness to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zephaniah_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zephaniah 2</a> <a href="/q/what_is_essentialism.htm">Who were the Cherethites in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/ark_to_jerusalem__before_or_after_philistines.htm">When did David bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem? Before defeating the Philistines or after? After (2 Samuel 5 and 6) Before (I Chronicles 13 and 14)</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_25_15-17_compare.htm">How does Ezekiel 25:15–17’s pronouncement against the Philistines compare with other biblical and extra-biblical accounts of their demise? </a> <a href="/q/who_were_the_cherethites_in_the_bible.htm">Who were the Cherethites in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zephaniah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - Woe. The denunciation extends to all Philistia. The inhabitants of the sea coast. Both the. Greek and Latin Versions retain the notion of the Hebrew word chebel: "Ye who inhabit the measured allotment of the sea." "Philistia," says Sir C. Warren, "consists of an undulating plain from fifty to a hundred feet above the level of the sea, reaching thirty-two miles from Ekron to Gaza, with a breadth of from nine to sixteen miles. To the east of this the hills commence, not the hill country, but a series of low spurs and undulating ground, culminating in hogs' backs, running nearly north and south, and rising in places to twelve hundred feet above the ocean" ('Survey Memoirs: Jerusalem,' p. 436). The nation of the Cherethites. So in <a href="/ezekiel/25-16.htm">Ezekiel 25:16</a>. Zephaniah calls the Philistines by this name for the sake of a play on the word, Cherethites meaning "Cutters off," and they were devoted to being "cut off" (karath). Part of David's bodyguard was composed of the same people (<a href="/1_samuel/30-14.htm">1 Samuel 30:14</a>). The name seems to have belonged to a portion of the Philistines who inhabited the southern part of the district. "One of the principal villages of Philistia is now called Keretiya, so that the term may apply to the inhabitants of this town - an ancient Cherith not mentioned in the Bible" (Courier's 'Handbook to the Bible,' p. 237). They have been supposed to have emigrated from Crete, but there are no reliable grounds for this theory, though the LXX. in the present passage has, Πάροικοι Κρητῶν, "sojourners of the Cretans;' and the Syriac gives a similar rendering. St. Jerome renders, "gens perditorum," "nation of destroyers." The word of the Lord is against you. The sentence is pronounced in the words following. O Canaan. O Philistia, which shall be as Canaan, and in like manner exterminated. Canaan means "Lowland," a name which originally was applied to the Phoenician and Philistine tracts on the seacoast. I will even destroy thee. The like threat is uttered by Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Jeremiah 47:4, 5</a>) and Ezekiel (<a href="/ezekiel/25-15.htm">Ezekiel 25:15-17</a>). <a href="/commentaries/zephaniah/2-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Woe ה֗וֹי (hō·w) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1945.htm">Strong's 1945: </a> Ah! alas! ha! to the inhabitants יֹֽשְׁבֵ֛י (yō·šə·ḇê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry of חֶ֥בֶל (ḥe·ḇel) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2256.htm">Strong's 2256: </a> A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin the seacoast, הַיָּ֖ם (hay·yām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin O nation גּ֣וֹי (gō·w) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts of the Cherethites! כְּרֵתִ֑ים (kə·rê·ṯîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3774.htm">Strong's 3774: </a> Cherethites -- the foreign bodyguard of King David The word דְּבַר־ (də·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel is against you, עֲלֵיכֶ֗ם (‘ă·lê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against O Canaan, כְּנַ֙עַן֙ (kə·na·‘an) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3667.htm">Strong's 3667: </a> Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan land אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of the Philistines: פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (pə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6430.htm">Strong's 6430: </a> Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia ‘I will destroy you, וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךְ (wə·ha·’ă·ḇaḏ·tîḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> To wander away, lose oneself, to perish and no one will be מֵאֵ֥ין (mê·’ên) Preposition-m | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle left.’ יוֹשֵֽׁב׃ (yō·wō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zephaniah/2-5.htm">Zephaniah 2:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/zephaniah/2-5.htm">Zephaniah 2:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/zephaniah/2-5.htm">Zephaniah 2:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/zephaniah/2-5.htm">Zephaniah 2:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/zephaniah/2-5.htm">Zephaniah 2:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/zephaniah/2-5.htm">Zephaniah 2:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zephaniah/2-5.htm">Zephaniah 2:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/zephaniah/2-5.htm">Zephaniah 2:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/zephaniah/2-5.htm">Zephaniah 2:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/zephaniah/2-5.htm">Zephaniah 2:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-5.htm">OT Prophets: Zephaniah 2:5 Woe to the inhabitants of the sea (Zeph. 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