5. Baldness is come upon Gazah; Ashkelon is cut off, the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?
6. Alas! sword of Jehovah, how long wilt thou not be quiet? Withdraw into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
7. How shouldest thou be quiet? --For Jehovah hath given it a charge: against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore, there hath he appointed it.