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.”