And a mongrelracewill dwellin Ashdod,And I will cutoffthe prideof the Philistines.
a manto whomGodhas givenrichesand wealthand honorso that his soullacksnothingof allthat he desires;yet Godhas not empoweredhim to eatfrom them, for a foreignerenjoysthem. Thisis vanityand a severeaffliction.
The LORDof hostshas plannedit, to defilethe prideof allbeauty,To despiseallthe honoredof the earth.
Woeto the proudcrownof the drunkardsof Ephraim,And to the fadingflowerof its gloriousbeauty,Whichis at the headof the fertilevalleyOf those who are overcomewith wine!
That whichcameas the wordof the LORDto Jeremiahthe prophetconcerningthe Philistines,beforePharaohconqueredGaza.
"NowI, Nebuchadnezzar,praise,exaltand honorthe Kingof heaven,for allHis worksare true and His waysjust,and He is ableto humblethose whowalkin pride."
"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.
Thisthey will have in returnfor their pride,becausethey have tauntedand becomearrogantagainstthe peopleof the LORDof hosts.
For Gazawill be abandonedAnd Ashkelona desolation;Ashdodwill be drivenout at noonAnd Ekronwill be uprooted.
Ashkelonwill see[it] and be afraid.Gazatoo will writhein greatpain;Also Ekron,for her expectationhas beenconfounded.Moreover, the kingwill perishfrom Gaza,And Ashkelonwill not be inhabited.
And I will removetheir bloodfrom their mouthAnd their detestablethingsfrom betweentheir teeth.Then they alsowill be a remnantfor our God,And be like a clanin Judah,And Ekronlike a Jebusite.
You younger men,likewise,be subjectto [your] elders;and allof you, clotheyourselves with humilitytoward one another,for GODIS OPPOSEDTO THE PROUD,BUT GIVESGRACETO THE HUMBLE.
