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The burden of the word of the Lord Against the land of Hadrach, And Damascus its resting place (For the eyes of men And all the tribes of Israel Are on the Lord);
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Also against Hamath, which borders on it, And against Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.
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For Tyre built herself a tower, Heaped up silver like the dust, And gold like the mire of the streets.
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Behold, the Lord will cast her out; He will destroy her power in the sea, And she will be devoured by fire.
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Ashkelon shall see it and fear; Gaza also shall be very sorrowful; And Ekron, for He dried up her expectation. The king shall perish from Gaza, And Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
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"A mixed race shall settle in Ashdod, And I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
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I will take away the blood from his mouth, And the abominations from between his teeth. But he who remains, even he shall be for our God, And shall be like a leader in Judah, And Ekron like a Jebusite.