Yahweh will punish Philistia

28 I received this message from Yahweh during the year that King Ahaz died:

29 You people of Philistia, do not rejoice that the enemy army [MET] that attacked you has been defeated

and that their king is dead.

He was as dangerous as [MET] a snake,

but there will be another king,

who will be more dangerous than a cobra;

he will be like [MET] a quick-moving poisonous snake.

30 Those of my people who are very poor will take care of their flocks of sheep,

and the needy people will lie down safely,

but I will cause you people of Philistia who are still alive [DOU]

to die from famine.

31 So, you people of Philistia, wail at the gates of your cities!

You should be extremely afraid,

because a very powerful army will come from the north to attack you;

their chariots will stir up the dust like [MET] a cloud of smoke.

Each of their soldiers is ready to fight.

32 If messengers from Philistia come to us Israeli people,

this is what we must [RHQ] tell them:

“Yahweh has established Jerusalem, not Philistia,

and his people who are oppressed will be safe inside the walls of Jerusalem.”