I will not relent from punishing Gaza^(A)
for three crimes, even four,
because they exiled a whole community,
handing them over to Edom.
⁷ Therefore, I will send fire against the walls of Gaza,
and it will consume its citadels.
⁸ I will cut off the ruler from Ashdod,^(B)
and the one who wields the scepter from Ashkelon.^(C)
I will also turn my hand against Ekron,
and the remainder of the Philistines^(D) will perish.
The Lord God has spoken.

⁴ For Gaza will be abandoned,
and Ashkelon will become a ruin.
Ashdod will be driven out at noon,
and Ekron will be uprooted.^(A)
5 Woe, inhabitants of the seacoast,
nation of the Cherethites!^[a](B)
The word of the Lord is against you,^(C)
Canaan, land of the Philistines:
I will destroy you until there is no one left.^(D)
6 The seacoast will become pasturelands
with caves for shepherds and pens for sheep.