- Because:
- "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Because¹ thou hast clappedª° [thine] hands,ª and stampedª° with the feet,ª and rejoicedª° in heartª with all¹ thy despiteª against¹ the landª of Israel;ª" {Ezk 25:6} + "Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Because that¹ Edomª hath dealtª° against the houseª of Judahª by takingª° vengeance,ª and hath greatly²° offended,ª° and revenged²° himself¹ upon them;" {Ezk 25:12} + "Rejoiceª° not¹ thou, whole¹ Palestina,ª because¹ the rodª of him that¹ smoteª° thee is broken:ª° for out of the serpent's² rootª¹¹ shall come forthª° a cockatrice,ª and his fruitª [shall be] a fiery²° flying²° serpent.ª¹ ... Howl,ª° O gate;ª cry,ª° O city;ª thou, whole¹ Palestina,ª [art] dissolved:ª° for¹ there shall comeª° from the northª¹ a smoke,ª and none¹ [shall be] aloneª° in his appointed times.ª" {Isa 14:29-31} + "And all¹ the mingled² people,¹ and¹ all¹ the kingsª of the landª of Uz,ª and all¹ the kingsª of the landª of the Philistines,ª and Ashkelon,ª and Azzah,ª and Ekron,ª and the remnantª of Ashdod,ª" {Jer 25:20} + "The wordª of the LORDª that¹ came¹ to¹ Jeremiahª the prophetª against¹ the Philistines,ª before¹ that Pharaohª smoteª°¹ Gaza.ª ... How¹ can it be quiet,ª° seeing the LORDª hath given it a chargeª° against¹ Ashkelon,ª and against¹ the seaª shore?ª there¹ hath he appointedª° it." {Jer 47:1-7} + "Yea,¹ and what¹ have ye¹ to do with me, O Tyre,ª and Zidon,ª and all¹ the coastsª of Palestine?ª will ye¹ renderª°¹ me a recompence?ª and if¹ ye¹ recompenseª°¹ me, swiftlyª [and] speedilyª will I returnª° your recompenceª upon your own head;ª ... For I will cleanseª° their bloodª [that] I have not¹ cleansed:ª° for the LORDª dwellethª° in Zion.ª" {Jol 3:4-21} + "For¹ Gazaª shall be¹ forsaken,ª° and Ashkelonª a desolation:ª they shall drive outª° Ashdodª at the noon day,ª and Ekronª shall be rooted up.ª° ... And the coastª shall be¹ for the remnantª of the houseª of Judah;ª they shall feedª° thereupon:¹ in the housesª of Ashkelonª shall they lie downª° in the evening:ª for¹ the LORDª their Godª shall visitª° them, and turn awayª° their captivity.ª°" {Zph 2:4-7} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª For¹ threeª transgressionsª of Gaza,ª and for¹ four,ª I will not¹ turn awayª° [the punishment] thereof; because¹ they carried away captiveª° the wholeª captivity,ª to deliver [them] upª° to Edom:ª ... And I will cut offª° the inhabitantª° from Ashdod,ª¹ and him that holdethª° the sceptreª from Ashkelon,ª¹ and I will turnª° mine handª against¹ Ekron:ª and the remnantª of the Philistinesª shall perish,ª° saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ams 1:6-8} + "Ashkelonª shall seeª° [it], and fear;ª° Gazaª also [shall see it], and be very² sorrowful,ª°¹ and Ekron;ª for¹ her expectationª shall be ashamed;²°¹ and the kingª shall perishª° from Gaza,ª¹ and Ashkelonª shall not¹ be inhabited.ª° ... And I will encampª° about mine houseª because of the army,ª because of him that passeth by,ª°¹ and because of him that returneth:ª°¹ and no¹ oppressorª° shall pass¹ through²°¹ them any more:¹ for¹ now¹ have I seenª° with mine eyes.ª" {Zch 9:5-8}
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