Zechariah · Zechariah 9
Ashkelon will see it, and fear; Gaza also, and will writhe in agony; as will Ekron, for her expectation will be disappointed; and the king will perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon will not be inhabited.
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The verses immediately either side, within Zechariah 9.
Before
4Behold, the Lord will dispossess her, and he will strike her power in the sea; and she will be devoured with fire.
Zechariah 9:5
Ashkelon will see it, and fear; Gaza also, and will writhe in agony; as will Ekron, for her expectation will be disappointed; and the king will perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon will not be inhabited.
After
6Foreigners will dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
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