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Jeremiah 47
World English Bible British Edition · Berean Standard Bible
The LORD’s word that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh struck Gaza.
This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines before Pharaoh struck down Gaza.
The LORD says:
This is what the LORD says: “See how the waters are rising from the north and becoming an overflowing torrent. They will overflow the land and its fullness, the cities and their inhabitants. The people will cry out, and all who dwell in the land will wail
At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong ones,
at the sound of the galloping hooves of stallions, the rumbling of chariots, and the clatter of their wheels. The fathers will not turn back for their sons; their hands will hang limp.
because of the day that comes to destroy all the Philistines,
For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor (note: That is, Crete).
Baldness has come on Gaza;
The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. O remnant of their valley (note: That is, the Mediterranean coast or plain), how long will you gash yourself?
“‘You sword of the LORD, how long will it be before you are quiet?
‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’
“How can you be quiet,
How can it rest when the LORD has commanded it? He has appointed it against Ashkelon and the shore of its coastland.”