1. Before the king of Egypt attacked Gaza, the Lord spoke to me about Philistia.
2. He said:“Look! Waters are rising in the northand will rush like a river in flood.They will cover the land and everything on it,cities and the people who live there.People will call out for help;everyone on earth will cry bitterly.
3. They will hear the hoof beats of horses,the clatter of chariots,the rumble of wheels.Parents will not turn back for their children;their hands will hang limp at their sides.
4. The time has come to destroy Philistia,to cut off from Tyre and Sidonall the help that remains.I, the Lord, will destroy the Philistines,all who came from the shores of Crete.
5. Great sorrow has come to the people of Gaza,and Ashkelon's people are silent.How long will the rest of Philistia mourn?