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Baldness has come upon Gaza;
    Ashkelon has been cut off.
O remnant of their valley,
    how long shall you gash yourself?

O sword of the Lord,
    how long shall you not be quiet?
Withdraw into your sheath,
    rest, and be still.
How can it be quiet,
    seeing the Lord has given it a charge
against Ashkelon and against the sea shore?
    There He has appointed it.

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