Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that struck the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.
For I will at this time send all my plagues upon your heart, and upon your servants, and upon your people; that you may know that there is none like me in all the earth.
These have power to shut heaven, so that it does not rain in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire.
Be strong, and show yourselves to be men, O you Philistines, that you be not servants to the Hebrews, as they have been to you: show yourselves to be men, and fight.
And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not remain with us: for his hand is heavy upon us, and upon Dagon our god.