1Yo, squad up, 'cause this nation ain't wanted, for real.

2Before the drama kicks off, before the vibes go sour, before the Lord's anger hits hard, you better watch out.

3Seek the Lord, all you chill peeps out there, who’ve done right; chase after what’s good, stay humble: you might just be safe when the Lord's anger drops.

4Gaza's getting ghosted, and Ashkelon’s a total wreck: they’re gonna kick out Ashdod at noon, and Ekron’s getting uprooted.

5Big oof to the coast dwellers, the Cherethites! The Lord's got beef with you; Canaan, land of the Philistines, I’m about to wipe you out, no one’s gonna live there.

6The coast is gonna be chill spots for shepherds and their flocks, straight up cozy vibes.

7The coast’s gonna be for the last crew of Judah; they’ll munch there: in Ashkelon, they’ll crash at night, 'cause the Lord’s got their back and will free them.

8Heard the Moab drama and the Ammon shade they threw at my peeps, acting all tough against them.

9So, as I live, says the Lord, the God of Israel, Moab's about to be like Sodom, and the Ammon kids like Gomorrah, just a wasteland: my people will come for them, and the leftovers will own them.

10This is their karma for flexing on the Lord’s crew, straight up prideful.

11The Lord’s gonna be a big deal for them: He’ll starve all the fake gods out there; everyone will worship Him, even from their own corners, all the islands too.

12You Ethiopians, get ready, my sword's coming for you.

13He’s gonna stretch out His hand to the north, wipe out Assyria, and turn Nineveh into a ghost town, dry as a desert.

14And flocks will chill in the middle of it, all the wild animals: even the cormorant and the bittern will hang out in the rafters; their sounds will echo in the windows; it’s all desolate at the doorsteps: He’s gonna expose the cedar work.

15This was the party city that was living carefree, saying, “I’m the only one that matters”: now it’s a ghost town, just a place for animals to crash! Everyone passing by will hiss and wave their hands in disbelief.

1Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;

2Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord’s anger come upon you.

3Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.

4For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.

5Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the Lord is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.

6And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

7And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the Lord their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.

8I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.

9Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.

10This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the Lord of hosts.

11The Lord will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.

12Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.

13And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.

14And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.

15This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.