Therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant of the seacoast. God's judgment will eliminate the Philistine population entirely, with specific reference to the Cherethites (a Philistine subgroup), indicating systematic destruction targeting both the core and periphery of Philistine civilization. The destruction of seacoast peoples suggests that God's judgment extends even to those who dwell in naturally fortified positions.

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