Jeremiah 47
47
Prophecies against the Philistines
1This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines # Jr 25:20 before Pharaoh defeated Gaza. # Am 1:6-7; Zph 2:4 2This is what the Lord says:
Look, waters are rising from the north # Jr 1:13; 4:6,20; 6:1; 50:3,9,41; 51:48
and becoming an overflowing wadi.
They will overflow the land and everything in it, # Is 8:7-8
the cities and their inhabitants.
The people will cry out,
and every inhabitant of the land will wail.
3At the sound of the stomping hooves of his stallions, # Jdg 5:22; Jr 8:16; 50:11
the rumbling of his chariots,
and the clatter of their wheels, # Nah 3:2-3
fathers will not turn back for their sons,
because they will be utterly helpless # Lit because of laziness of hands
4on account of the day that is coming
to destroy all the Philistines,
to cut off from Tyre and Sidon
every remaining ally. # Jr 25:22; Jl 3:4; Am 1:8-10
Indeed, the Lord is about to destroy the Philistines,
the remnant of the islands of Caphtor. # Probably Crete # Gn 10:14; Am 9:7
5Baldness # Jr 48:37 is coming to Gaza.
Ashkelon will become silent, # Jdg 1:18; Jr 25:20
a remnant of their valley.
How long will you gash yourself?
6Oh, sword of the Lord! # Ezk 21:3-5
How long will you be restless?
Go back to your sheath;
be still; be silent!
7How can it # LXX, Vg; MT reads you rest
when the Lord has given it a command? # Ezk 14:17
He has assigned it # Mc 6:9
against Ashkelon and the shore of the sea.
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Jeremiah 47
47
A Message About the Philistine People
1This is the message from the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines. This message came before Pharaoh attacked the city of Gaza.
2This is what the Lord says:
“Look, the enemy is gathering in the north#47:2 north The Babylonian army came from this direction to attack Judah. Armies from countries north and east of Israel often came this way to attack Judah and Israel. like rising water.
They will come like a river spilling over its banks.
They will cover the whole country like a flood.
They will cover the towns and the people living in them.
Everyone in the country will cry for help.
Everyone will cry out in pain.
3They will hear the sound of running horses,
the noisy chariots, the rumbling wheels.
Fathers will not be able to protect their children.
They will be too weak to help,
4because the time has come to destroy all the Philistines.
The time has come to destroy Tyre and Sidon’s remaining helpers.
The Lord will destroy the Philistines,
the survivors from the Island of Crete.#47:4 Island of Crete Literally, “Island of Caphtor.” Sometimes this means Crete, and sometimes it means Cyprus. The Bible says the Philistines originally came from Caphtor.
5The people from Gaza will be sad and shave their heads.
The people from Ashkelon will be silenced.
Survivors from the valley, how long will you cut yourselves?#47:5 sad … cut yourselves The people did these things to show their sadness.
6“Sword of the Lord, you have not stopped.
How long will you keep fighting?
Go back into your scabbard#47:6 scabbard A holder for a sword.!
Stop! Be still!
7But how can the sword of the Lord rest?
The Lord gave it a command.
He commanded it to attack
the city of Ashkelon and the seacoast.”
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