“Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.”
Rejoice not thou, whole Philistia, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken; for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent—the warning to Philistia that the fall of Assyria does not mean safety for them; instead, a new threat will arise. The imagery of the serpent and cockatrice suggests danger lurking in the future. This verse begins the oracle against Philistia.
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