Zechariah 9:5 meaning and explanation
Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.
Zechariah 9:5, Berean Standard Bible
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Zechariah 9 opens with a series of oracles against the cities surrounding Israel, moving down the coast from Damascus and Hamath to Tyre and Sidon. Verse 5 turns to the Philistine cities of Ashkelon, Gaza and Ekron, which watch Tyre's fall and tremble.
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