Zephaniah 2
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| Book | Book of Zephaniah |
| Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Bible part | 36 |
| Category | Nevi'im |
Zephaniah 2 is the second chapter of the Book of Zephaniah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] This book contains the prophecies spoken by the prophet Zephaniah, and is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets.[3][4]
Text
- The original text is written in Hebrew language.
- This chapter is divided into 15 verses.
Textual versions
Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter in Hebrew language:
- Masoretic Text (10th century)
- Dead Sea Scrolls: (2nd century BC)[5]
Ancient translations in Koine Greek:
- Septuagint (3rd century BC)
- Dead Sea Scrolls: (2nd century BC)[5]
- Naḥal Ḥever (8ḤevXIIgr): extant: verses 9-10[5]
- Theodotion version (~AD 180)
Structure
NKJV groups this chapter (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):
- Zephaniah 2:1-3 = A Call to Repentance
- Zephaniah 2:4-15 = Judgment on Nations
Verse 4
- For Gaza shall be forsaken,
- And Ashkelon desolate;
- They shall drive out Ashdod at noonday,
- And Ekron shall be uprooted.[6]
- "Gaza", "Ashkelon", "Ashdod", "Ekron" - Four of the usual five leading cities of the Philistines are mentioned. Gath is omitted, being at this time under the dominion of Israel/Judah. King David had subjugated it (1 Chronicles 18:1). Under Joram the Philistines almost regained it (2 Chronicles 21:16), but Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:6) and Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:8) having conquered them, so it remained under the Judah. Amos 1:6; Zechariah 9:5,6; Jeremiah 25:20, similarly mention only four cities of the Philistines.[7]
Verse 5
- 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."[8]
- "Cherethites" refers to the Cretans, a name applied to the Philistines as sprung from Crete (Deuteronomy 2:23; Jeremiah 47:4; Amos 9:7). Philistine means "an emigrant."[7]
See also
- Ashdod
- Ashkelon
- Canaan
- Cherethites
- Ekron
- Ethiopia
- Gaza City
- Jerusalem
- Judah
- Philistines
- Related Bible parts: 2 Kings 22, Jeremiah 47, Amos 1, Zechariah 9
References
- ↑ Collins 2014.
- ↑ Hayes 2015.
- ↑ Metzger, Bruce M., et al. The Oxford Companion to the Bible. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.
- ↑ Keck, Leander E. 1996. The New Interpreter's Bible: Volume: VII. Nashville: Abingdon.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dead sea scrolls - Zephaniah
- ↑ Zephaniah 2:4
- 1 2 Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
- ↑ Zephaniah 2:5
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- Jewish translations:
- Zephaniah (Judaica Press) translation with Rashi's commentary at Chabad.org
- Christian translations:
- Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English)
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