Jeremiah 47
Lexham English Bible
A Message Concerning the Philistines
47 The word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines before[a] Pharaoh attacked Gaza. 2 Thus says Yahweh:
“Look, waters are rising from the north,
and they will become as a raging torrent,
and they will overflow the land,
and that which fills it,
the city and those who live in it.
And the people will cry out,
and every inhabitant of the land will wail,
3 from the sound of the stamping of the hoofs of his stallions,
from the clattering of his chariots,[b]
the noise of their wheels.
Fathers do not turn to their children
because of the slackness of their hands.
4 Because of the day that is coming
to destroy all the Philistines,
to cut off from Tyre and from Sidon
every survivor who could help,
for Yahweh is destroying the Philistines,
the remnant of the coastland of Caphtor.
5 Baldness has come upon Gaza,
Ashkelon is destroyed.
O remnant of their valley,
how long[c] will you cut yourself with a blade?
6 Ah, sword of Yahweh,
how long[d] will you not be quiet?
Gather to your sheath,
keep quiet and stand still.
7 How can you be quiet
when Yahweh has given an order to it?
Against Ashkelon and against the shore of the sea,
there he has appointed it.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 47:1 Literally “at not yet”
- Jeremiah 47:3 Hebrew “chariot”
- Jeremiah 47:5 Literally “until when”
- Jeremiah 47:6 Literally “until when”
Jeremiah 47
Common English Bible
Prophecy against Philistia
47 The Lord’s word to the prophet Jeremiah concerning the Philistines before Pharaoh conquered Gaza.
2 The Lord proclaims:
Waters are rising from the north
and turning into a raging flood.
They will engulf the land and everything in it,
the towns and those living in them.
The people cry out;
all who live there scream.
3 At the pounding of the stallions’ hooves,
at the deafening roar of the chariots’ wheels,
parents abandon children,
so paralyzed are they with fear.
4 Because the time is coming
for the Philistines’ destruction,
for cutting off from Tyre and Sidon
anyone who might try to save Gaza,[a]
because the Lord will destroy the Philistines,
the few left from the island of Caphtor.
5 Mourning[b] will come upon Gaza;
silence will cover Ashkelon,
the few left in their valley.
How long will you gash yourselves in grief?[c]
6 You sword of the Lord,
how long until you are silent?
Return to your sheath;
rest and be still!
7 How can you be silent
when the Lord has directed you[d]
to attack Ashkelon and the coast line?
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 47:4 Or a helper
- Jeremiah 47:5 Or baldness
- Jeremiah 47:5 Heb lacks in grief.
- Jeremiah 47:7 Or it
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