Zephaniah 2:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.

Young's Literal Translation
For Gaza is forsaken, And Ashkelon [is] for a desolation, Ashdod! at noon they do cast her forth, And Ekron is rooted up.

King James Bible
For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.

Hebrew
For
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

Gaza
עַזָּה֙ (‘az·zāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5804: A Philistine city

will be
תִֽהְיֶ֔ה (ṯih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

abandoned,
עֲזוּבָ֣ה (‘ă·zū·ḇāh)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular
Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit

and Ashkelon
וְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹן (wə·’aš·qə·lō·wn)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 831: Ashkelon -- a city of the Philistines

left in ruins.
לִשְׁמָמָ֑ה (liš·mā·māh)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8077: Devastation, astonishment

Ashdod
אַשְׁדּ֗וֹד (’aš·dō·wḏ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 795: Ashdod -- a city of the Philistines

will be driven out
יְגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּהָ (yə·ḡā·rə·šū·hā)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular
Strong's 1644: To drive out from a, possession, to expatriate, divorce

at noon,
בַּֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙ (baṣ·ṣā·ho·ra·yim)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6672: A light, double light, noon

and Ekron
וְעֶקְר֖וֹן (wə·‘eq·rō·wn)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 6138: Ekron -- a Philistine city

will be uprooted.
תֵּעָקֵֽר׃ (tê·‘ā·qêr)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 6131: To pluck up, to hamstring, to exterminate

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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