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Amos 1:8

I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.

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ASV

And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon; and I will turn my hand against Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord Jehovah.

KJV

And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord God.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.Tiand I will cut offH3772 →
יוֹשֵׁב֙yo.Shevinhabitant[s]H3427 →
מֵֽאַשְׁדּ֔וֹדme.'ash.Dodfrom AshdodH795 →
וְתוֹמֵ֥ךְve.to.Mekhand a holder ofH8551 →
שֵׁ֖בֶטShe.veta scepterH7626 →
מֵֽאַשְׁקְל֑וֹןme.'ash.ke.Lonfrom AshkelonH831 →
וַהֲשִׁיב֨וֹתִיva.ha.shi.Vo.tiand I will turnH7725 →
יָדִ֜יya.Dihand myH3027 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
עֶקְר֗וֹןek.RonEkronH6138 →
וְאָֽבְדוּ֙ve.'a.ve.Duand they will perishH6 →
שְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.Rit[the] remnant ofH7611 →
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430 →
אָמַ֖ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
אֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136 →
יְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehYahwehH3069 →

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Ezekiel 25:16therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast.Isaiah 14:29–31Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg.Jeremiah 47:4–5For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.Zephaniah 2:4–7For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.Isaiah 20:1Before the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it,Zechariah 9:6A mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.Psalms 81:14how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!2 Chronicles 26:6Uzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines, and he tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.1 Samuel 5:10So they sent the ark of God to Ekron, but as it arrived, the Ekronites cried out, “They have brought us the ark of the God of Israel in order to kill us and our people!”Isaiah 1:25I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.Amos 3:9Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.”Joshua 15:45Ekron, with its towns and villages;Joshua 15:46from Ekron to the sea, all the cities near Ashdod, along with their villages;Joshua 19:43Elon, Timnah, Ekron,Nehemiah 4:7When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,Obadiah 1:19Those from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau; those from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead.Ezekiel 38:12in order to seize the spoil and carry off the plunder, to turn a hand against the desolate places now inhabited and against a people gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and possessions and who live at the center of the land.’

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