28. In the year that King Ahaz died came this oracle:
29. Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of you,that the rod that struck you is broken,for from the serpent’s root will come forth an adder,and its fruit will be a flying fiery serpent.
30. And the firstborn of the poor will graze,and the needy lie down in safety;but I will kill your root with famine,and your remnant it will slay.
31. Wail, O gate; cry out, O city;melt in fear, O Philistia, all of you! For smoke comes out of the north,and there is no straggler in his ranks.