5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Zephaniah 2:5:1 ⧉ה֗וֹיhoywoe Zephaniah 2:5:2 ⧉יֹֽשְׁבֵ֛יyosheveiinhabitants of Zephaniah 2:5:3 ⧉חֶ֥בֶלkhevelregion or territory of Zephaniah 2:5:4 ⧉הַיָּ֖םhayamthe sea Zephaniah 2:5:5 ⧉גּ֣וֹיgoynation Zephaniah 2:5:6 ⧉כְּרֵתִ֑יםkeretimCherethites Zephaniah 2:5:7 ⧉דְּבַר־יְהוָ֣הdevaryahwehword of the LORD Zephaniah 2:5:8 ⧉עֲלֵיכֶ֗םaleikhemagainst you {plural} Zephaniah 2:5:9 ⧉כְּנַ֙עַן֙kenaanCanaan Zephaniah 2:5:10 ⧉אֶ֣רֶץeretsland of Zephaniah 2:5:11 ⧉פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpelishtimPhilistines Zephaniah 2:5:12 ⧉וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יךְvehaavadtikhand I will destroy you {feminine singular} Zephaniah 2:5:13 ⧉מֵאֵ֥יןmeenfrom there being no Zephaniah 2:5:14 ⧉יוֹשֵֽׁב׃yoshevinhabitant or one dwelling |
5. Formal Translation Woe to the inhabitants of the region of the sea, nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD {Yahweh, Announcing Judgment} is against you. O Canaan, land of the Philistines, I will destroy you so that there will be no inhabitant left. |
5. Dynamic Translation Disaster is coming to those who live along the seacoast, the people called the Cherethites! The LORD {Yahweh, Judge over nations} speaks against you: Canaan, land of the Philistines—I will wipe you out so that not a single person will live there. |