and sore displeased at the careless Heathen: for whereas I was but a little angry, they did their best that I might destroy them.

'I have sent it out,' {declares} Yahweh of hosts, 'and it will go into the house of the thief and into the house of the one swearing {falsely by my name}, and it will spend the night in that house and will destroy it, with its timber and its stone.'"

Behold, the Lord will cast her out, and he will destroy her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.

A mongrel people will live in Ashdod,
and I will destroy the pride of the Philistines.

Yahweh of Armies will defend them; and they will destroy and overcome with sling stones; and they will drink, and roar as through wine; and they will be filled like bowls, like the corners of the altar.

And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

And then, sayeth the LORD of Hosts, I will destroy the names of Idols out of the land: so that they shall no more be put in remembrance. As for the false prophets also and the unclean spirit, I shall take them out of the land: