An Oracle Concerning Philistia

Isaiah 14

²⁸ In the year that King Ahaz died this oracle came:

²⁹ Do not rejoice, all you Philistines,
that the rod that struck you is broken,
for from the root of the snake will come forth an adder,
and its fruit will be a flying fiery serpent.
³⁰ The firstborn of the poor will graze,
and the needy lie down in safety;
but I will make your root die of famine,
and your remnant I ₁ will kill.
³¹ Wail, O gate; cry, O city;
melt in fear, O Philistia, all of you!
For smoke comes out of the north,
and there is no straggler in its ranks.

³² What will one answer the messengers of the nation?
"The Lord has founded Zion,
and the needy among his people
will find refuge in her."