¹ Gather together, gather yourselves together, you shameful nation, ² before the decree takes effect and that day passes like windblown chaff, before the Lord`s fierce anger comes upon you, before the day of the Lord`s wrath comes upon you. ³ Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord`s anger. ⁴ Gaza will be abandoned and Ashkelon left in ruins. At midday Ashdod will be emptied and Ekron uprooted. ⁵ Woe to you who live by the sea, you Kerethite people; the word of the Lord is against you, Canaan, land of the Philistines. He says, “I will destroy you, and none will be left.” ⁶ The land by the sea will become pastures having wells for shepherds and pens for flocks. ⁷ That land will belong to the remnant of the people of Judah; there they will find pasture. In the evening they will lie down in the houses of Ashkelon. The Lord their God will care for them; he will restore their fortunes. ⁸ “I have heard the insults of Moab and the taunts of the Ammonites, who insulted my people and made threats against their land.