Prophecy against Philistia
47 That which came as the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the (A)Philistines, before Pharaoh conquered (B)Gaza. 2 Thus says the Lord:
“Behold, waters are going to rise from (C)the north
And become an overflowing torrent,
And (D)overflow the land and all its fullness,
The city and those who live in it;
And the men will (E)cry out,
And every inhabitant of the land will wail.
3 “Because of the noise of the (F)galloping hoofs of his stallions,
The tumult of his chariots, and the rumbling of his wheels,
The fathers have not turned back for their children,
Because of the limpness of their hands,
4 On account of the day that is coming
To (G)destroy all the Philistines,
To cut off from (H)Tyre and Sidon
Every ally that is left;
For the Lord is going to destroy the Philistines,
The remnant of the coastland of (I)Caphtor.
5 “(J)Baldness has come upon Gaza;
(K)Ashkelon has been ruined.
O remnant of their valley,
How long will you (L)gash yourself?
6 “Ah, (M)sword of the Lord,
How long will you not be quiet?
Withdraw into your sheath;
Be at rest and stay still.
7 “How can it be quiet,
When the Lord has (N)given it an order?
Against Ashkelon and against the seacoast—
There He has (O)assigned it.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 47:1
- Jeremiah 47:3
- Jeremiah 47:3
- Jeremiah 47:7
Cross references
- Jeremiah 47:1 : Jer 25:20; Zech 9:6
- Jeremiah 47:1 : Gen 10:19; 1 Kin 4:24; Jer 25:20; Amos 1:6; Zeph 2:4
- Jeremiah 47:2 : Is 14:31; Jer 1:14; 6:22; 46:20, 24
- Jeremiah 47:2 : Is 8:7, 8
- Jeremiah 47:2 : Is 15:2-5; Jer 46:12
- Jeremiah 47:3 : Judg 5:22; Jer 8:16; Nah 3:2
- Jeremiah 47:4 : Is 14:31
- Jeremiah 47:4 : Is 23:5; Jer 25:22; Joel 3:4; Amos 1:9, 10; Zech 9:2-4
- Jeremiah 47:4 : Gen 10:14; Deut 2:23; Amos 9:7
- Jeremiah 47:5 : Jer 48:37; Mic 1:16
- Jeremiah 47:5 : Judg 1:18; Jer 25:20; Amos 1:7, 8; Zeph 2:4, 7; Zech 9:5
- Jeremiah 47:5 : Jer 16:6; 41:5
- Jeremiah 47:6 : Judg 7:20; Jer 12:12; Ezek 21:3-5
- Jeremiah 47:7 : Is 10:6; Ezek 14:17
- Jeremiah 47:7 : Mic 6:9
