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Ezekiel 25:15
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Ezekiel 25:15
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Prophecy Against Philistia
15 “Thus says the Lord God: Because (A)the Philistines (B)acted revengefully and took vengeance (C)with malice of soul to destroy in never-ending enmity,
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Ezekiel 25:15
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Ezekiel 25:15
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A Prophecy Against Philistia
15 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because the Philistines(A) acted in vengeance and took revenge with malice(B) in their hearts, and with ancient hostility sought to destroy Judah,
Ezekiel 25:12
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Ezekiel 25:12
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Prophecy Against Edom
12 “Thus says the Lord God: Because (A)Edom acted revengefully against the house of Judah and has grievously offended (B)in taking vengeance on them,
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Ezekiel 25:12
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Ezekiel 25:12
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A Prophecy Against Edom
12 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because Edom(A) took revenge on Judah and became very guilty by doing so,
Ezekiel 25:6
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Ezekiel 25:6
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6 For thus says the Lord God: Because (A)you have clapped your hands (B)and stamped your feet and (C)rejoiced with all the (D)malice within your soul against the land of Israel,
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Ezekiel 25:6
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Ezekiel 25:6
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6 For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you have clapped your hands(A) and stamped your feet, rejoicing with all the malice of your heart against the land of Israel,(B)
Isaiah 14:29-31
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Isaiah 14:29-31
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29 Rejoice not, (A)O Philistia, all of you,
that (B)the rod that struck you is broken,
for from the serpent's root will come forth an adder,
and its fruit will be a (C)flying fiery serpent.
30 And the firstborn of (D)the poor will graze,
and (E)the needy lie down in safety;
but I will kill your root with famine,
and your remnant it will slay.
31 (F)Wail, O (G)gate; cry out, O city;
melt in fear, (H)O Philistia, all of you!
(I)For smoke comes out of the north,
and there is no straggler in his ranks.
Isaiah 14:29-31
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Isaiah 14:29-31
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29 Do not rejoice, all you Philistines,(A)
that the rod that struck you is broken;
from the root of that snake will spring up a viper,(B)
its fruit will be a darting, venomous serpent.(C)
30 The poorest of the poor will find pasture,
and the needy(D) will lie down in safety.(E)
But your root I will destroy by famine;(F)
it will slay(G) your survivors.(H)
Zechariah 9:5-8
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Zechariah 9:5-8
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5 (A)Ashkelon shall see it, and be afraid;
Gaza too, and shall writhe in anguish;
Ekron also, because its hopes are confounded.
The king shall perish from Gaza;
Ashkelon shall be uninhabited;
6 (B)a mixed people[a] shall dwell in Ashdod,
and I will cut off the pride of Philistia.
7 I will take away (C)its blood from its mouth,
and (D)its abominations from between its teeth;
(E)it too shall be a remnant for our God;
it shall be like (F)a clan in Judah,
and Ekron shall be like the Jebusites.
8 Then (G)I will encamp at my house as a guard,
(H)so that none shall march to and fro;
(I)no oppressor shall again march over them,
(J)for now I see with my own eyes.
Footnotes
- Zechariah 9:6 Or a foreign people; Hebrew a bastard
Zechariah 9:5-8
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Zechariah 9:5-8
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5 Ashkelon(A) will see it and fear;
Gaza will writhe in agony,
and Ekron too, for her hope will wither.
Gaza will lose her king
and Ashkelon will be deserted.
6 A mongrel people will occupy Ashdod,
and I will put an end(B) to the pride of the Philistines.
7 I will take the blood from their mouths,
the forbidden food from between their teeth.
Those who are left will belong to our God(C)
and become a clan in Judah,
and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.(D)
8 But I will encamp(E) at my temple
to guard it against marauding forces.(F)
Never again will an oppressor overrun my people,
for now I am keeping watch.(G)
Jeremiah 25:20
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Jeremiah 25:20
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20 and all the foreign people there; all the kings of Uz;(A) all the kings of the Philistines(B) (those of Ashkelon,(C) Gaza,(D) Ekron, and the people left at Ashdod);
2 Chronicles 28:18
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2 Chronicles 28:18
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18 (A)And the Philistines had made raids on (B)the cities in the Shephelah and the Negeb of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco (C)with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages. And they settled there.
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Zephaniah 2:4-7
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Zephaniah 2:4-7
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4 (A)For Gaza shall be deserted,
and Ashkelon shall become a desolation;
Ashdod's people shall be driven out at noon,
and Ekron shall be uprooted.
5 Woe to (B)you inhabitants of the seacoast,
you nation of (C)the Cherethites!
(D)The word of the Lord is against you,
(E)O Canaan, land of the Philistines;
and I will destroy you (F)until no inhabitant is left.
6 (G)And you, O seacoast, (H)shall be pastures,
with meadows[a] for shepherds
and folds for flocks.
7 (I)The seacoast shall become the possession
of (J)the remnant of the house of Judah,
(K)on which they shall graze,
and in the houses of Ashkelon
they shall lie down at evening.
For the Lord their God (L)will be mindful of them
and (M)restore their fortunes.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 2:6 Or caves
Zephaniah 2:4-7
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Zephaniah 2:4-7
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Philistia
4 Gaza(A) will be abandoned
and Ashkelon(B) left in ruins.
At midday Ashdod will be emptied
and Ekron uprooted.
5 Woe to you who live by the sea,
you Kerethite(C) people;
the word of the Lord is against you,(D)
Canaan, land of the Philistines.
He says, “I will destroy you,
and none will be left.”(E)
6 The land by the sea will become pastures
having wells for shepherds
and pens for flocks.(F)
7 That land will belong
to the remnant(G) of the people of Judah;
there they will find pasture.
In the evening they will lie down
in the houses of Ashkelon.
The Lord their God will care for them;
he will restore their fortunes.[a](H)
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 2:7 Or will bring back their captives
Amos 1:6-8
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Amos 1:6-8
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6 Thus says the Lord:
(A)“For three transgressions of (B)Gaza,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because (C)they carried into exile a whole people
to deliver them up to Edom.
7 So I will send a fire upon the wall of (D)Gaza,
and it shall devour her strongholds.
8 I will cut off the inhabitants from (E)Ashdod,
and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon;
I will turn my hand against Ekron,
and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish,”
says the Lord God.
Amos 1:6-8
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Amos 1:6-8
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6 This is what the Lord says:
“For three sins of Gaza,(A)
even for four, I will not relent.(B)
Because she took captive whole communities
and sold them to Edom,(C)
7 I will send fire on the walls of Gaza
that will consume her fortresses.
8 I will destroy the king[a] of Ashdod(D)
and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon.
I will turn my hand(E) against Ekron,
till the last of the Philistines(F) are dead,”(G)
says the Sovereign Lord.(H)
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- Amos 1:8 Or inhabitants
Joel 3:4-21
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Joel 3:4-21
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4 “What are you to me, (A)O Tyre and Sidon, and all (B)the regions of Philistia? Are you paying me back for something? If you are paying me back, (C)I will return your payment on your own head swiftly and speedily. 5 For (D)you have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried my rich treasures into your temples.[a] 6 You have sold (E)the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks in order to remove them far from their own border. 7 Behold, I will stir them up from the place to which you have sold them, and (F)I will return your payment on your own head. 8 I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the (G)Sabeans, to a nation far away, for the Lord has spoken.”
9 Proclaim this among the nations:
(H)Consecrate for war;[b]
stir up the mighty men.
Let all the men of war draw near;
let them come up.
10 (I)Beat your plowshares into swords,
and (J)your pruning hooks into spears;
let the weak say, “I am a warrior.”
11 (K)Hasten and come,
all you surrounding nations,
and gather yourselves there.
(L)Bring down your warriors, O Lord.
12 Let the nations stir themselves up
and come up to (M)the Valley of Jehoshaphat;
(N)for there I will sit to judge
all the surrounding nations.
13 (O)Put in the sickle,
(P)for the harvest is ripe.
(Q)Go in, tread,
(R)for the winepress is full.
The vats overflow,
for their evil is great.
14 Multitudes, multitudes,
in the valley of decision!
For (S)the day of the Lord is near
in the valley of decision.
15 (T)The sun and the moon are darkened,
and the stars withdraw their shining.
16 (U)The Lord roars from Zion,
and (V)utters his voice from Jerusalem,
(W)and the heavens and the earth quake.
But the Lord is (X)a refuge to his people,
a stronghold to the people of Israel.
The Glorious Future of Judah
17 (Y)“So you shall know that I am the Lord your God,
(Z)who dwells in Zion, (AA)my holy mountain.
And Jerusalem shall be holy,
and (AB)strangers shall never again pass through it.
18 “And in that day
(AC)the mountains shall drip sweet wine,
and the hills shall flow with milk,
and (AD)all the streambeds of Judah
shall flow with water;
(AE)and a fountain shall come forth from the house of the Lord
and water the Valley of (AF)Shittim.
19 (AG)“Egypt shall become a desolation
and (AH)Edom a desolate wilderness,
(AI)for the violence done to the people of Judah,
because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
20 (AJ)But Judah shall be inhabited forever,
and Jerusalem to all generations.
21 (AK)I will avenge their blood,
blood I have not avenged,[c]
(AL)for the Lord dwells in Zion.”
Joel 3:4-21
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Joel 3:4-21
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4 “Now what have you against me, Tyre and Sidon(A) and all you regions of Philistia?(B) Are you repaying me for something I have done? If you are paying me back, I will swiftly and speedily return on your own heads what you have done.(C) 5 For you took my silver and my gold and carried off my finest treasures to your temples.[a](D) 6 You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks,(E) that you might send them far from their homeland.
7 “See, I am going to rouse them out of the places to which you sold them,(F) and I will return(G) on your own heads what you have done. 8 I will sell your sons(H) and daughters to the people of Judah,(I) and they will sell them to the Sabeans,(J) a nation far away.” The Lord has spoken.(K)
9 Proclaim this among the nations:
Prepare for war!(L)
Rouse the warriors!(M)
Let all the fighting men draw near and attack.
10 Beat your plowshares into swords
and your pruning hooks(N) into spears.(O)
Let the weakling(P) say,
“I am strong!”(Q)
11 Come quickly, all you nations from every side,
and assemble(R) there.
Bring down your warriors,(S) Lord!
12 “Let the nations be roused;
let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat,(T)
for there I will sit
to judge(U) all the nations on every side.
13 Swing the sickle,(V)
for the harvest(W) is ripe.
Come, trample the grapes,(X)
for the winepress(Y) is full
and the vats overflow—
so great is their wickedness!”
14 Multitudes,(Z) multitudes
in the valley(AA) of decision!
For the day of the Lord(AB) is near
in the valley of decision.(AC)
15 The sun and moon will be darkened,
and the stars no longer shine.(AD)
16 The Lord will roar(AE) from Zion
and thunder from Jerusalem;(AF)
the earth and the heavens will tremble.(AG)
But the Lord will be a refuge(AH) for his people,
a stronghold(AI) for the people of Israel.
Blessings for God’s People
17 “Then you will know(AJ) that I, the Lord your God,(AK)
dwell in Zion,(AL) my holy hill.(AM)
Jerusalem will be holy;(AN)
never again will foreigners invade her.(AO)
18 “In that day the mountains will drip new wine,(AP)
and the hills will flow with milk;(AQ)
all the ravines of Judah will run with water.(AR)
A fountain will flow out of the Lord’s house(AS)
and will water the valley of acacias.[b](AT)
19 But Egypt(AU) will be desolate,
Edom(AV) a desert waste,
because of violence(AW) done to the people of Judah,
in whose land they shed innocent blood.
20 Judah will be inhabited forever(AX)
and Jerusalem through all generations.
21 Shall I leave their innocent blood unavenged?(AY)
No, I will not.(AZ)”
The Lord dwells in Zion!(BA)
Jeremiah 47
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Jeremiah 47
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Judgment on the Philistines
47 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet (A)concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh struck down (B)Gaza.
2 “Thus says the Lord:
(C)Behold, waters are rising (D)out of the north,
(E)and shall become an overflowing torrent;
they shall overflow (F)the land and all that fills it,
the city and those who dwell in it.
Men shall cry out,
and every inhabitant of the land shall wail.
3 At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his stallions,
(G)at the rushing of his chariots, at the rumbling of their wheels,
the fathers (H)look not back to their children,
so feeble are their hands,
4 because of the day that is coming to destroy
all (I)the Philistines,
to cut off from (J)Tyre and Sidon
every helper that remains.
For the Lord is destroying the Philistines,
(K)the remnant of the coastland of (L)Caphtor.
5 (M)Baldness has come upon Gaza;
(N)Ashkelon has perished.
O remnant of their valley,
(O)how long will you gash yourselves?
6 (P)Ah, sword of the Lord!
How long till you are quiet?
Put yourself into your scabbard;
rest and be still!
7 How can it[a] be quiet
(Q)when the Lord has given it a charge?
Against (R)Ashkelon and against the seashore
(S)he has appointed it.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 47:7 Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew you
Jeremiah 47
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Jeremiah 47
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A Message About the Philistines
47 This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines(A) before Pharaoh attacked Gaza:(B)
2 This is what the Lord says:
“See how the waters are rising in the north;(C)
they will become an overflowing torrent.
They will overflow the land and everything in it,
the towns and those who live in them.
The people will cry out;
all who dwell in the land will wail(D)
3 at the sound of the hooves of galloping steeds,
at the noise of enemy chariots(E)
and the rumble of their wheels.
Parents will not turn to help their children;
their hands will hang limp.(F)
4 For the day has come
to destroy all the Philistines
and to remove all survivors
who could help Tyre(G) and Sidon.(H)
The Lord is about to destroy the Philistines,(I)
the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.[a](J)
5 Gaza will shave(K) her head in mourning;
Ashkelon(L) will be silenced.
You remnant on the plain,
how long will you cut(M) yourselves?
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 47:4 That is, Crete
Isaiah 9:12
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Isaiah 9:12
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12 (A)The Syrians on the east and (B)the Philistines on the west
devour Israel with open mouth.
(C)For all this his anger has not turned away,
and his hand is stretched out still.
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