Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Philistia, art dissolved; for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times—the summons to lamentation for Philistia, with the threat coming from the north (Assyria or other northern powers). The dissolution of Philistia and the smoke suggesting warfare establish the severity of the coming judgment. This verse concludes the oracle against Philistia with imagery of total destruction.

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