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?
6. You cry out, ‘Sword of the Lord!How long will you go on slashing?Go back to your scabbard,stay there and rest!’
7. But how can it rest,when I have given it work to do?I have commanded it to attack Ashkelonand the people who live on the coast.”