4. But behold, the Lord will strip her of her possessionsand strike down her power on the sea,and she shall be devoured by fire.
5. Ashkelon shall see it, and be afraid;Gaza too, and shall writhe in anguish;Ekron also, because its hopes are confounded.The king shall perish from Gaza;Ashkelon shall be uninhabited;
6. a mixed people shall dwell in Ashdod,and I will cut off the pride of Philistia.
7. I will take away its blood from its mouth,and its abominations from between its teeth; it too shall be a remnant for our God;it shall be like a clan in Judah,and Ekron shall be like the Jebusites.
8. Then I will encamp at my house as a guard, so that none shall march to and fro; no oppressor shall again march over them, for now I see with my own eyes.