Zechariah 9:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron, for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Ashkelon will see it and be afraid; Gaza too, and will writhe in great anguish, and Ekron, because its hope will be disappointed. The king will perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon will no longer be inhabited.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also, and shall be sore pained; and Ekron, for her expectation shall be put to shame; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    This shal Ascalon se, and be afrayed. Gaza shalbe very sory, so shal Accaron also, because hir hope is come to confucion. For the kinge of Gaza shall perish, and at Ascalon shal no man dwel.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Ashkelon shall see it, and feare, and Azzah also shalbe very sorowfull, and Ekron: for her countenance shalbe ashamed, & the King shal perish fro Azzah, & Ashkelon shal not be inhabited.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    This shall Ascalon see, and be afraide: Gaza shalbe very sory, so shal Accaron also, because her hope is come to confusion: For the king of Gaza shall perishe, and at Ascalon shall no man dwell.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Ashkelon shall see [it], and fear; Gaza also [shall see it], and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Ashkelon will see it, and fear; Gaza also, and will writhe in agony; As will Ekron, for her expectation will be disappointed; And the king will perish from Gaza, And Ashkelon will not be inhabited.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    See doth Ashkelon and fear, Also Gaza, and she is exceedingly pained, Also Ekron -- for her expectation dried up, And perished hath a king from Gaza, And Ashkelon doth not remain,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also, and shall be sore pained; and Ekron, for her expectation shall be put to shame; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also, and shall be sore pained; and Ekron, for her expectation shall be put to shame; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Ashkelon will see it with fear, and Gaza, bent with pain; and Ekron, for her hope will be shamed: and the king will be cut off from Gaza, and Ashkelon will be unpeopled.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Ashkelon will see it, and fear; Gaza also, and will writhe in agony; as will Ekron, for her expectation will be disappointed; and the king will perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon will not be inhabited.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Ashkelon will see and be afraid; Gaza will be in great anguish, as will Ekron, for her hope will have been dried up. Gaza will lose her king, and Ashkelon will no longer be inhabited.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 14:29-31 : 29 Rejoice not, whole Philistia, because the rod of him that struck you is broken: for out of the serpent's root will come forth a viper, and his fruit will be a fiery flying serpent. 30 And the firstborn of the poor will feed, and the needy will lie down in safety: and I will kill your root with famine, and he will slay your remnant. 31 Howl, O gate; cry, O city; you, whole Philistia, are dissolved: for there will come from the north a smoke, and none will be alone in his appointed times.
  • Isa 20:5-6 : 5 And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their hope, and of Egypt their boast. 6 And the inhabitant of this coastland shall say in that day, Behold, such is our hope, where we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria; and how shall we escape?
  • Jer 47:1 : 1 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before Pharaoh struck Gaza.
  • Jer 47:4-7 : 4 Because of the day that comes to plunder all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper that remains: for the LORD will plunder the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor. 5 Baldness has come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long will you cut yourself? 6 O sword of the LORD, how long until you be quiet? Put yourself into your scabbard, rest, and be still. 7 How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD has given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the seashore? There He has appointed it.
  • Jer 51:8-9 : 8 Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed; howl for her, take balm for her pain, if perhaps she may be healed. 9 We would have healed Babylon, but she cannot be healed; forsake her, and let us go everyone into his own country, for her judgment reaches unto heaven and is lifted up even to the skies.
  • Ezek 25:15-17 : 15 Thus says the Lord GOD; Because the Philistines have acted by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a spiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred; 16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out my hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast. 17 And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I lay my vengeance upon them.
  • Ezek 26:15-21 : 15 Thus says the Lord GOD to Tyre: Shall not the isles shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in your midst? 16 Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay aside their robes and put off their embroidered garments; they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground and tremble every moment, and be astonished at you. 17 And they shall take up a lamentation for you, and say to you: 'How are you destroyed, that were inhabited by seafaring men, the renowned city, which was strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, who caused their terror to be on all that haunt it!' 18 Now shall the isles tremble on the day of your fall; yes, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at your departure. 19 For thus says the Lord GOD: When I shall make you a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited, when I shall bring up the deep upon you, and great waters shall cover you, 20 when I shall bring you down with those who descend into the pit, with the people of old, and shall set you in the low parts of the earth, in places long desolate, with those who go down to the pit, so that you are not inhabited; and I will set beauty in the land of the living, 21 I will make you a terror, and you shall be no more; though you be sought for, you shall never be found again, says the Lord GOD.
  • Zeph 2:4-7 : 4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at noonday, and Ekron shall be uprooted. 5 Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, the nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will destroy you, so there shall be no inhabitant. 6 And the seacoast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks. 7 And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed there: in the houses of Ashkelon they shall lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.
  • Acts 8:26 : 26 Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is desert.
  • Rom 5:5 : 5 And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God is poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who is given to us.
  • Phil 1:20 : 20 According to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.
  • Rev 18:9-9 : 9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her, shall mourn and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning, 10 Standing far off for fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour your judgment has come. 11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no one buys their merchandise any more: 12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all kinds of citron wood, and all types of vessels of ivory, and all kinds of vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, 13 And cinnamon, and incense, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. 14 And the fruits that your soul longed for have departed from you, and all things which were luxurious and splendid have departed from you, and you shall find them no more at all. 15 The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, shall stand far off for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, 16 And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! 17 For in one hour such great riches came to nothing. And every captain, and all who travel by ship, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood far off,

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