Verse 5. :תרא אשקלון ותירא ועזה ותחיל מאד ועקרון כי הוביש מבטה

_Ashkalon shall see and fear, Gaza also, and she shall be very sorrowful,

and Ekron for her expectation shall be ashamed._

הוביש (or שיבוה) may be derived either from בוש (or שוב) _to be ashamed_,

or from יבש (or שבי) _to dry up_, and whither as a plant for want of

moisture. The latter seems preferable here, but it is not very material to

the sense.