⁴ For ^(A)Gaza will be abandoned,
And Ashkelon will become a desolation;
The inhabitants of ^(B)Ashdod will be driven out at noon,
And ^(C)Ekron will be uprooted.
⁵ Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast,
The nation of the ^[a](D)Cherethites!
The word of the Lord is ^(E)against you,
^(F)Canaan, land of the Philistines;
And I will ^(G)eliminate you
So that there will be ^(H)no inhabitant.
⁶ So the seacoast will become ^(I)grazing places,
With pastures for shepherds and folds for flocks.
⁷ And the coast will be
For the ^(J)remnant of the house of Judah,
They will ^(K)drive sheep to pasture on it.
In the houses of Ashkelon they will lie down at evening;
For the Lord their God will ^(L)care for them
And ^(M)restore their fortunes.