“ The rod of Assyria has struck all of you Philistines. But do not be glad that it is broken. That rod is like a snake that will produce an even more poisonous snake. It will produce a darting, poisonous serpent.

非利士全地啊，不要因击打你的杖折断就喜乐。因为从蛇的根必生出毒蛇；它所生的是火焰的飞龙。

“全非利士啊，不要因击打你的杖折断就喜乐。因为蛇必生出毒蛇，它所生的是会飞的火蛇。

“全非利士啊，不要因击打你的杖折断就喜乐。因为蛇必生出毒蛇，它所生的是会飞的火蛇。

非利士人啊，不要因击打你们的杖已经折断便高兴。因为那杖就像一条蛇，必生出一条更危险的蛇，一条会飞的毒蛇。

非利士全地啊！不要因为那击打你们的杖折断了就欢喜，因为从蛇的根必生出毒蛇来，它所生的，是会飞的蛇。

非利士全地啊，不要因那击打你的杖折断了而欢喜！因为从蛇的根必生出毒蛇，所生的是会飞的火蛇。

非利士全地啊，不要因擊打你的杖折斷就喜樂。因為從蛇的根必生出毒蛇；牠所生的是火焰的飛龍。

「全非利士啊，不要因擊打你的杖折斷就喜樂。因為蛇必生出毒蛇，牠所生的是會飛的火蛇。

「全非利士啊，不要因擊打你的杖折斷就喜樂。因為蛇必生出毒蛇，牠所生的是會飛的火蛇。

非利士人啊，不要因擊打你們的杖已經折斷便高興。因為那杖就像一條蛇，必生出一條更危險的蛇，一條會飛的毒蛇。

非利士全地啊！不要因為那擊打你們的杖折斷了就歡喜，因為從蛇的根必生出毒蛇來，牠所生的，是會飛的蛇。

『非利士全地啊，不要因那擊打你的刑杖折斷了而歡喜；因為從蛇的根必生出毒蛇來；牠所生的是能飛的火蛇。

非利士全地啊，不要因那擊打你的杖折斷了而歡喜！因為從蛇的根必生出毒蛇，所生的是會飛的火蛇。

非利士全地歟、勿以擊爾之杖已折而喜、蓋蛇必生虺、虺生飛火蛇、

非利士人歟、扑責爾者、茲已覆亡、爾見之、勿欣喜、蛇遺卵、必有蝮出、後成毒蛇、且能飛騰。

非利士全地、責爾之杖、今已斷折、爾勿因以欣喜、因蛇之卵必生毒虺、所生者即有毒之飛龍、

Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken; from the root of that snake will spring up a viper, its fruit will be a darting, venomous serpent.

Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of you, that the rod that struck you is broken, for from the serpent’s root will come forth an adder, and its fruit will be a flying fiery serpent.

Do not rejoice, you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken— that the king who attacked you is dead. For from that snake a more poisonous snake will be born, a fiery serpent to destroy you!

Don’t rejoice, all of you in Philistia, because the rod of the one who struck you is broken. For a viper will come from the root of a snake, and from its egg comes a flying serpent.

“ Do not rejoice, Philistia, all of you, Because the rod that struck you is broken; For from the serpent’s root a viper will come out, And its fruit will be a winged serpent.

“ Do not rejoice, all you of Philistia, Because the rod that struck you is broken; For out of the serpent’s roots will come forth a viper, And its offspring will be a fiery flying serpent.

Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of thee, because the rod that smote thee is broken; for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth an adder, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.

Don’t rejoice, all of you in Philistia, because the rod of the one who struck you is broken. For a viper will come from the root of a snake, and from its egg comes a flying serpent.

Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit[ shall be] a fiery flying serpent.

Don’t be so happy, all you Philistines, just because the club that beat you has been broken! For a viper will grow out of the serpent’s root, and its fruit will be a darting adder.

Don’t rejoice, O Philistia, all of you, because the rod that struck you is broken; for out of the serpent’s root an adder will emerge, and his fruit will be a fiery flying serpent.

Uzziah went to war against the Philistines. He broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh and Ashdod. Then he rebuilt some towns that were near Ashdod. He also rebuilt some other towns where Philistines lived.

Here is a prophecy the Lord gave me about the animals in the Negev Desert. Judah’s messengers carry their riches on the backs of donkeys. They carry their treasures on the humps of camels. They travel through a land of danger and suffering. It’s a land filled with lions. Poisonous snakes are also there. The messengers travel to a nation that can’t do them any good.

A baby will play near a hole where cobras live. A young child will put its hand into a nest where poisonous snakes live.

At the same time the Philistines had attacked towns in the western hills and in the Negev Desert of Judah. They had captured Beth Shemesh, Aijalon and Gederoth. They had also captured Soko, Timnah and Gimzo and the villages around them. They had settled down in all of them.

Those areas begin at the Shihor River in the eastern part of Egypt. They go to the territory of Ekron in the north. All that land is considered Canaanite even though it is controlled by five Philistine rulers. They rule over Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath and Ekron. The Avvites

Don’t be happy when your enemy falls. When he trips, don’t let your heart be glad.

Israel, don’t be joyful. Don’t be glad as the other nations are. You haven’t been faithful to your God. You love to get paid for being a prostitute. Your pay is the grain at every threshing floor.

You were happy when the land of Israel became empty. So I will treat you in the same way. Mount Seir, you will be empty. So will the whole land of Edom. Then you will know that I am the Lord.”

The people of Jerusalem say,“ Don’t laugh when we suffer, you enemies of ours! We have fallen. But we’ll get up. Even though we sit in the dark, the Lord will give us light.

“ Son of man, Tyre laughed because of what happened to Jerusalem. The people of Tyre said,‘ Jerusalem is the gateway to the nations. But the gate is broken. Its doors have swung open to us. Jerusalem has been destroyed. So now we will succeed.’ ”

Jerusalem, you have done many wrong things to me. But at that time you will not be put to shame anymore. That’s because I will remove from this city those who think so highly of themselves. You will never be proud again on my holy mountain of Zion.

That was a time of trouble for your relatives. So you shouldn’t have been happy about what happened to them. The people of Judah were destroyed. So you should not have been happy about it. You should not have laughed at them so much when they were in trouble.

He won the war against the Philistines. He won battles at their lookout towers. He won battles at their cities that had high walls around them. He won battles against the Philistines all the way to Gaza and its territory.

The Philistines sent gold models of growths as a guilt offering to the Lord. There was one each for Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath and Ekron.They also sent five gold models of rats. There was one for each of the Philistine towns that belonged to the five rulers. Each of those towns had high walls around it. The towns also had country villages around them. The Levites set the ark of the Lord on the large rock. To this day the rock is a witness to what happened there. It’s in the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh.