Zep 2:5 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 5. The sea-coasts, the nation of the Cherethites ] The sea-coasts mean all the country lying on the Mediterranean coast from Egypt to Joppa and Gaza. The Cherethites -the Cretans who were probably a colony of the Phoenicians. See on , and .

‏ Zephaniah 2:5

Verse 5. The sea-coasts, the nation of the Cherethites] The sea-coasts mean all the country lying on the Mediterranean coast from Egypt to Joppa and Gaza. The Cherethites-the Cretans who were probably a colony of the Phoenicians. See on 1Sa 30:14, and Am 9:7.