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Now the Lord will punish Tyre
    with poverty;
he will sink its ships
    and send it up in flames.

(A) Both Ashkelon and Gaza
will tremble with fear;
    Ekron will lose all hope.
Gaza's king will be killed,
and Ashkelon emptied
    of its people.
A mob of half-breeds
    will settle in Ashdod,[a]
and the Lord himself
    will rob Philistia of pride.

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Footnotes

  1. 9.5,6 Ashkelon and Gaza … Ekron … Ashdod: Philistine cities.

But the Lord will take away her possessions
    and destroy(A) her power on the sea,
    and she will be consumed by fire.(B)
Ashkelon(C) will see it and fear;
    Gaza will writhe in agony,
    and Ekron too, for her hope will wither.
Gaza will lose her king
    and Ashkelon will be deserted.
A mongrel people will occupy Ashdod,
    and I will put an end(D) to the pride of the Philistines.

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