1:8 I will remove ¹  the ruler ²  from Ashdod, ³ 

the one who holds the royal scepter from Ashkelon. ⁴ 

I will strike Ekron ⁵  with my hand; ⁶ 

the rest of the Philistines will also die.” ⁷ 

The sovereign Lord has spoken!

1:9 This is what the Lord says:

“Because Tyre has committed three crimes ⁸  –

make that four! ⁹  – I will not revoke my decree of judgment. ¹⁰ 

They sold ¹¹  a whole community ¹²  to Edom;

they failed to observe ¹³  a treaty of brotherhood. ¹⁴