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47:1  Before the king of Egypt attacked the town of Gaza, the Lord told me to say to the Philistines:
47:2  I, the Lord, tell you that your land will be flooded with an army from the north. It will destroy your towns and sweep you away, moaning and screaming.
47:3  When you hear the thunder of horses and chariots, your courage will vanish, and parents will even abandon their own children.
47:4  You refugees from Crete, your time has now come, and I will destroy you. None of you will be left to help the cities of Tyre and Sidon.
47:5  The Anakim who survive in Gaza and Ashkelon will mourn for you by shaving their heads and sitting in silence.
47:6  You ask how long will I continue to attack you with my sword, then you tell me to put it away and leave you alone.
47:7  But how can my sword rest, when I have commanded it to attack Ashkelon and the seacoast?