1 Gather yourselves together!
2 before the decree is carried out
3 Search for the Lord, all you humble people in the land
4 Gaza will be deserted,
5 How horrible it will be for those who live on the seacoast,
6 The seacoast will become pastureland
7 The coast will belong to the faithful few from the nation of Judah.
8 “I have heard the insults from Moab and the mockery from Ammon.
9 Therefore, I solemnly swear, as I live,”
10 This is what they will get for their sinful pride,
11 The Lord will terrify them,
12 “Even you, the people from Sudan,
13 The Lord will use his power against the north and destroy Assyria.
14 Flocks will lie down in it along with animals of every kind.
15 Is this the arrogant city?