“Behold, waters are going to rise from ^(C)the north
And become an overflowing torrent,
And ^(D)overflow the land and everything that is in it,
The city and those who live in it;
And the people will ^(E)cry out,
And every inhabitant of the land will wail.
³ Because of the noise of the ^[b](F)galloping hoofs of his ^[c]stallions,
The roar of his chariots, and the rumbling of his wheels,
The fathers have not turned back for their children,
Because of the debility of their hands,
⁴ Because of the day that is coming
To ^(G)destroy all the Philistines,
To eliminate from ^(H)Tyre and Sidon
Every surviving ally;
For the Lord 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 destroyed.
Remnant of their valley,
How long will you ^(L)gash yourself?
⁶ Ah, ^(M)sword of the Lord,
How long will you not be quiet?
Withdraw into your sheath;
Rest and stay still.
⁷ How can ^[d]it be quiet,
When the Lord has ^(N)given it an order?
Against Ashkelon and against the sea shore—
There He has ^(O)summoned it.”