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But the Lord will strip it of its possessions
    and destroy its power on the sea,
    and the city itself will be consumed by fire.
Ashkelon will witness this and be terrified,
    as will Gaza who will writhe in anguish;
the same will be true of Ekron
    whose hopes will come to naught.
The king will vanish from Gaza,
    and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.
Foreigners will settle in Ashdod,
    and I will demolish the pride of the Philistines.

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