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The burden of the word of the LORD is against the land of Hadrach, with Damascus as its restingplace (for the eyes of men, especially of all the tribes of Israel, are toward the LORD ),
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Ashkelon will see it and be afraid. Gaza too will writhe in greatpain; Also Ekron, for her expectation has beenconfounded. Moreover, the king will perish from Gaza, And Ashkelon will not be inhabited.
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And I will remove their blood from their mouth And their detestablethings from between their teeth. Then they also will be a remnant for our God, And be like a clan in Judah, And Ekron like a Jebusite.
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But I will camp around My housebecause of an army, Because of him who passes by and returns; And nooppressor will passover them anymore, For now I have seen with My eyes.