28. In the year of the death of King Ahaz the following oracle was
uttered.
29. Rejoice not so fully, O Philistia, that the rod which smote thee
is broken to pieces; for out of the serpent's root comes forth a
basilisk, and its fruit is a flying dragon. 30. And the poorest of
the poor will feed, and needy ones lie down in peace; and I kill thy
root through hunger, and he slays thy remnant.
31 Howl, O gate! cry, O city! O Philistia, thou must melt entirely
away; for from the north cometh smoke, and there is no isolated one
among his hosts. 32. And what answer do the messengers of the nations
bring? that Jehovah hath founded Zion, and that the afflicted of His
people are hidden therein.