Zephaniah 2 · Verse 5

Zephaniah 2:5

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.
Zephaniah 2:5, King James Version

Zephaniah 2:5 in other translations

BSBWoe 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.”
WEBWoe to the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! The LORD’s word is against you, Canaan, the land of the Philistines. I will destroy you until there is no inhabitant.
ASVWoe 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.
YLTHo! 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.
DARBYWoe unto the inhabitants of the sea-coast, the nation of the Cherethites! The word of Jehovah is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines: I will destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant;
BBESorrow to the people living by the sea, the nation of the Cherethites! The word of the Lord is against you, O Canaan, the land of the Philistines; I will send destruction on you till there is no one living in you.
WebsterWoe 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.

What does Zephaniah 2:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. inhabitants of the seacoast--the Philistines dwelling on the strip of seacoast southwest of Canaan. Literally, the "cord" or "line" of sea (compare Jr 47:7; Eze 25:16). the Cherethites--the Cretans, a name applied to the Philistines as sprung from Crete (De 2:23; Jr 47:4; Am 9:7). Philistine means "an emigrant." Canaan ... land of the Philistines--They occupied the southwest of Canaan (Jos 13:2, 3); a name which hints that they are doomed to the same destruction as the early occupants of the land.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 The sea-coasts, the nation of the Cherethites - The sea-coasts mean all the country lying on the Mediterranean coast from Egypt to Joppa and Gaza. The Cherethites - the Cretans who were probably a colony of the Phoenicians. See on 1Sam 30:14 (note), and Amo 9:7 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Zephaniah 2:4-15

Those are really in a woful condition who have the word of the Lord against them, for no word of his shall fall to the ground. God will restore his people to their rights, though long kept from them. It has been the common lot of God's people, in all ages, to be reproached and reviled. God shall be worshipped, not only by all Israel, and the strangers who join them, but by the heathen. Remote nations must be…

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Zephaniah 2:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ה֗וֹיHowoe to!H1945
יֹֽשְׁבֵ֛יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants ofH3427
חֶ֥בֶלChe.vel[the] region ofH2256
הַיָּ֖םhai.Yamthe seaH3220
גּ֣וֹיGoy[the] nation ofH1471
כְּרֵתִ֑יםke.re.Tim[the] KerethitesH3774
דְּבַר\־de.var-[the] word ofH1697
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
עֲלֵיכֶ֗ם'a.lei.Khem[is] on youH5921
כְּנַ֙עַן֙ke.Na.'anO CanaanH3667
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430
וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךְve.ha.'a.vad.Tikhand I will destroy youH6
מֵאֵ֥יןme.'Einfrom notH369
יוֹשֵֽׁב\׃yo.ShevinhabitantH3427

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Cross references for Zephaniah 2:5

  • Ezekiel 25:16

    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.

  • Jeremiah 47:7

    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.

  • Joshua 13:3

    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:

  • Amos 3:1

    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,

  • Amos 5:1

    Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel.

  • Zephaniah 3:6

    I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.

  • Zechariah 1:6

    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.

  • Isaiah 14:30

    And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.

  • Mark 12:12

    And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.

  • Judges 3:3

    Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal–hermon unto the entering in of Hamath.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Cherethites.
Jer 47:7; Eze 25:16
Cherethims. the word.
Am 3:1; 5:1; Zec 1:6; Mr 12:12
O Canaan.
Jos 13:3; Jud 3:3

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Context

  • Zephaniah 2:4

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

  • Zephaniah 2:5

    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.

  • Zephaniah 2:6

    And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

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Zephaniah 2:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		¡Ay de los que moran á la parte de la mar, de la gente de Cheretim! La palabra de Jehová es contra vosotros, oh Canaán, tierra de Palestinos, que te haré destruir hasta no quedar morador.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Malheur à ceux qui habitent les côtes de la mer, la nation des Keréthiens: la parole de l’ Éternel est contre vous, Canaan, pays des Philistins! et je te détruirai, de sorte qu’il n’y aura pas d’habitant.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wehe den Bewohnern des Landstrichs am Meere, der Nation der Kerethiter! das Wort Jehovas kommt über euch, Kanaan, Land der Philister! und ich werde dich vernichten, daß kein Bewohner mehr bleibt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Væ qui habitatis funiculum maris, gens perditorum! verbum Domini super vos, Chanaan, terra Philisthinorum; et disperdam te, ita ut non sit inhabitator.