A mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
Parallel translations
- WEB Foreigners will dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
- KJV And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
- NKJV “A mixed race shall settle in Ashdod, And I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
- NASB And a people of mixed origins will live in Ashdod, And I will eliminate the pride of the Philistines.
- NLT Foreigners will occupy the city of Ashdod. I will destroy the pride of the Philistines.
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Quick answer
Foreigners will occupy Ashdod, and God will cut off Philistine pride. The Lord humbles the arrogance of Israel's old enemy.
Overview
The mixed population in Ashdod signals the loss of Philistine national identity and power. Cutting off their 'pride' targets the self-exalting arrogance that had long opposed God's people. The judgment prepares the way for the surprising note of grace in the following verse.
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- Amos 1:8I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.
- 1 Pet 5:5Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- Zeph 2:10This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts.
- Eccl 2:18–21I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.
- Isa 28:1Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.
- Isa 2:12–17For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—
- Eccl 6:2God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.
- Isa 23:9The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.
- Dan 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
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