“Behold, waters are going to rise from ^(C)the north
And become an overflowing torrent,
And ^(D)overflow the land as well as its fullness,
The city and those who inhabit it;
And the men will ^(E)cry out,
And every inhabitant of the land will wail.
³ Because of the noise of the ^[a](F)galloping hoofs of his ^[b]valiant steeds,
The quaking of his chariots, and the tumult of his wheels,
The fathers have not turned back for their children,
Because of the limpness of their hands,
⁴ On account of the day that is coming
To ^(G)destroy all the Philistines,
To cut off from ^(H)Tyre and Sidon
Every ally that is left;
For Yahweh is going to destroy the Philistines,
The remnant of the coastland of ^(I)Caphtor.
^5 (J)Baldness has come upon Gaza;
^(K)Ashkelon has been ruined.
O remnant of their valley,
How long will you ^(L)gash yourself?
⁶ Ah, ^(M)sword of Yahweh,
How long will you not be quiet?
Withdraw into your sheath;
^[c]Be at rest and stay still.
⁷ How can ^[d]it be quiet?
Yahweh has ^(N)given it a command;
Against Ashkelon and against the seacoast—
There He has ^(O)assigned it.”