"So I will sendfireupon the wallof GazaAnd it will consumeher citadels.
He defeatedthe Philistinesas faras Gazaand its territory,from watchtowerto fortifiedcity.
Now he wentout and warredagainst the Philistines,and brokedownthe wallof Gathand the wallof Jabnehand the wallof Ashdod;and he builtcitiesin [the area of] Ashdodand among the Philistines.
That whichcameas the wordof the LORDto Jeremiahthe prophetconcerningthe Philistines,beforePharaohconqueredGaza.
"Baldnesshas comeupon Gaza;Ashkelonhas been ruined.O remnantof their valley,Howlongwill you gashyourself?
"And they will knowthat I am the LORD,When I seta firein EgyptAnd allher helpersare broken.
"And I will sendfireupon Magogand those who inhabitthe coastlandsin safety;and they will knowthat I am the LORD.
"So I will sendfireupon the houseof HazaelAnd it will consumethe citadelsof Ben-hadad.
Thussaysthe LORD,"For threetransgressionsof Gazaand for fourI will not revokeits [punishment], Becausethey deportedan entirepopulationTo deliver[it] up to Edom.
"I will also cutoffthe inhabitantfrom Ashdod,And him who holdsthe scepter,from Ashkelon;I will even unleashMy powerupon Ekron,And the remnantof the Philistineswill perish,"Saysthe LordGOD.
For Gazawill be abandonedAnd Ashkelona desolation;Ashdodwill be drivenout at noonAnd Ekronwill be uprooted.
Nevertakeyour ownrevenge,beloved,but leaveroomfor the wrath[of God], for it is written,"VENGEANCEIS MINE,I WILL REPAY,"saysthe Lord.
Vengeanceis Mine, and retribution,In due timetheir footwill slip;For the dayof their calamityis near,And the impendingthingsare hasteningupon them.'
