“ Cities of Philistia, cry out for help! Scream in pain! All you Philistines, melt away in fear! An army is coming from the north in a cloud of dust. No one in its ranks is falling behind.

门哪，应当哀号！城啊，应当呼喊！非利士全地啊，你都消化了！因为有烟从北方出来，他行伍中并无乱队的。

门哪，哀号吧！城啊，呼喊吧！全非利士都熔化了！因为有烟从北方而来，在它的行伍中没有掉队的。”

门哪，哀号吧！城啊，呼喊吧！全非利士都熔化了！因为有烟从北方而来，在它的行伍中没有掉队的。”

城门啊，哀号吧！城邑啊，哭喊吧！非利士人啊，战抖吧！因为有阵容整齐的军队从北方如尘烟滚滚而来。

城门啊，要哀号！城镇啊，要呼叫！非利士全地啊，要战栗发软！因为有烟从北方来，在他的行伍中没有离队逃走的。

城门哪，哀号吧！城邑啊，哀叫吧！非利士全地啊，消融吧！因为有烟从北方而来，它的队列中没有落伍的。

門哪，應當哀號！城啊，應當呼喊！非利士全地啊，你都消化了！因為有煙從北方出來，他行伍中並無亂隊的。

門哪，哀號吧！城啊，呼喊吧！全非利士都熔化了！因為有煙從北方而來，在它的行伍中沒有掉隊的。」

門哪，哀號吧！城啊，呼喊吧！全非利士都熔化了！因為有煙從北方而來，在它的行伍中沒有掉隊的。」

城門啊，哀號吧！城邑啊，哭喊吧！非利士人啊，戰抖吧！因為有陣容整齊的軍隊從北方如塵煙滾滾而來。

城門啊，要哀號！城鎮啊，要呼叫！非利士全地啊，要戰慄發軟！因為有煙從北方來，在他的行伍中沒有離隊逃走的。

門哪，哀號哦！城啊，哀叫哦！非利士全地啊，你都震撼崩潰哦！因為有煙從北方而來，他行伍中並無棄械而逃的。』

城門哪，哀號吧！城邑啊，哀叫吧！非利士全地啊，消融吧！因為有煙從北方而來，它的隊列中沒有落伍的。

門其號咷、邑其呼喊、非利士全地歟、爾消亡矣、蓋將有煙自北而來、無離其行伍者、

爾非利士民、已喪厥膽、大聲號哭、蓋敵自北方、叢集而至、若烟燄四塞、皆爭先恐後、

門歟、當哀鳴、邑歟、當號哭、非利士民歟、爾皆膽怯、因敵軍自北方若煙而至、其軍眾無一遺於後、

Wail, you gate! Howl, you city! Melt away, all you Philistines! A cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there is not a straggler in its ranks.

Wail, O gate; cry out, O city; melt in fear, O Philistia, all of you! For smoke comes out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.

Wail at the gates! Weep in the cities! Melt with fear, you Philistines! A powerful army comes like smoke from the north. Each soldier rushes forward eager to fight.

Wail, you gates! Cry out, city! Tremble with fear, all Philistia! For a cloud of dust is coming from the north, and there is no one missing from the invader’s ranks.

Wail, you gate; cry, you city; Melt away, Philistia, all of you! For smoke comes from the north, And there is no straggler in his ranks.

Wail, O gate! Cry, O city! All you of Philistia are dissolved; For smoke will come from the north, And no one will be alone in his appointed times.”

Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou art melted away, O Philistia, all of thee; for there cometh a smoke out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.

Wail, you gates! Cry out, city! Tremble with fear, all Philistia! For a cloud of dust is coming from the north, and there is no one missing from the invader’s ranks.

Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina,[ art] dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none[ shall be] alone in his appointed times.

Wail, O city gate! Cry out, O city! Melt with fear, all you Philistines! For out of the north comes a cloud of smoke, and there are no stragglers in its ranks.

Howl, gate! Cry, city! You are melted away, Philistia, all of you; for smoke comes out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.

The Lord said to me,“ Something very bad will be poured out on everyone who lives in this land. It will come from the north.

“ 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.

Cry out! The day of the Lord is near. The Mighty One is coming to destroy the Babylonians.

Sargon, the king of Assyria, sent his highest commander to the city of Ashdod. He attacked it and captured it.

So the people of Moab cry out. All of them cry over their country. Sing a song of sadness. Weep that you can no longer enjoy the raisin cakes of Kir Hareseth.

When they drink it, they will not even be able to walk straight. It will drive them out of their minds. I am going to send war against them.”So I took the cup from the Lord’ s hand. I made all the nations to which he sent me drink from it.He sent me to Judah’s kings and officials. He told me to go to Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. He wanted me to tell them they would be destroyed. Then people would be shocked because of them. They would make fun of them. They would use their name in a curse. And that’s how things still are today.Here is a list of the other kings and nations he sent me to. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt his attendants, his officials, all his peopleall the people from other lands who lived there all the kings of Uz the Philistine kings of Ashkelon, Gaza and Ekron the Philistines still living in Ashdod

The city of Zion will be very sad. Like a widow, she will lose everything. She will sit on the ground and mourn.

All the buildings will be knocked down. Every city gate will be smashed to pieces.