Yahweh will punish Philistia

4 When Yahweh punishes Philistia,

Gaza and Ashkelon cities will be deserted/abandoned.

Ashdod city will be attacked and the people expelled at noon when people are resting;

the people of Ekron city will also be driven out.

5 And terrible things will happen to you people of Philistia who live near the sea,

because Yahweh has decided [MTY] that he will punish [MTY] you, also.

He will get rid of all of you;

not one person will ◄survive/remain alive►.

6 The land of Philistia near the sea will become a pasture,

a place for shepherds and their sheep pens.

7 The people of Judah who ◄survive/are still alive► will possess that land.

At night they will sleep in the deserted houses in Ashkelon.

Yahweh will take care of them;

he will enable them to prosper again.