‘Prepare for battle against her; rise up, let us attack at noon. Woe to us, for the daylight is fading; the evening shadows grow long.
I will make their widows more numerous than the sand of the sea. I will bring a destroyer at noon against the mothers of
Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack!
For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.
“The harvest has passed, the summer has ended, but we have not been saved.”
Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Beth
Go up through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not finish them off. Strip off her branches, for they do not belong
He lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold—how speedily and swift
“Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms
Raise a banner on a barren hilltop; call aloud to them. Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles.