2 Before the decree is issued,
Or the day passes like chaff,
Before the Lord’s fierce anger comes upon you,
Before the day of the Lord’s anger comes upon you!

3 ^aSeek the Lord, ^ball you meek of the earth,
Who have upheld His justice.
Seek righteousness, seek humility.
^cIt may be that you will be hidden
In the day of the Lord’s anger. ‡

4 For ^aGaza shall be forsaken,
And Ashkelon desolate;
They shall drive out Ashdod ^bat noonday,
And Ekron shall be uprooted. ‡