Jeremiah 47
Legacy Standard Bible
Word Against Philistia
47 That which came as the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the (A)Philistines, before Pharaoh struck down (B)Gaza. 2 Thus says Yahweh:
“Behold, waters are going to rise from (C)the north
And become an overflowing torrent,
And (D)overflow the land as well as its fullness,
The city and those who inhabit it;
And the men will (E)cry out,
And every inhabitant of the land will wail.
3 Because of the noise of the [a](F)galloping hoofs of his [b]valiant steeds,
The quaking of his chariots, and the tumult 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 Yahweh 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 Yahweh,
How long will you not be quiet?
Withdraw into your sheath;
[c]Be at rest and stay still.
7 How can [d]it be quiet?
Yahweh has (N)given it a command;
Against Ashkelon and against the seacoast—
There He has (O)assigned it.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 47:3 Lit stamping of the
- Jeremiah 47:3 Lit mighty ones
- Jeremiah 47:6 Lit Have relief
- Jeremiah 47:7 Lit you
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”
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