Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Zephaniah 2:5
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5. inhabitants of the seacoast —the Philistines dwelling on the strip of seacoast southwest of Canaan. Literally, the "cord" or "line" of sea (compare Jeremiah 47:7 ; Ezekiel 25:16 ). the Cherethites —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." Canaan . . . land of the Philistines —They occupied the southwest of Canaan ( Joshua 13:2 ; Joshua 13:3 ); a name which hints that they are doomed to the same destruction as the early occupants of the land. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-6" class="com-number"
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