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At the sound of the stamping of their strong horses' hooves, at the roar of their chariots and the noise of their wheels
Together these represent the sounds of an oncoming army. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
at the roar of their chariots and the noise of their wheels
These two phrase have similar meanings and they are combined to emphasize the loud noise they will make. AT: "at the very loud sound of the wheels of the chariots" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)
For the day is coming that will devastate all of the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre
This speaks of a day as if it were something that travels and arrives in a place. AT: "For on that day, the enemy army will devastate all of the Philistines and cut off from Tyre" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every survivor who wants to help them
Removing someone is spoken of as if they were cut off the way a person may cut a branch from a tree or a piece of cloth from a garment. AT: "to remove anyone who may want to help Tyre and Sidon" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
Caphtor
This is the name of an island of the northern region of the Philistines. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)