Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch

²⁶ Now ^(A)an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south^[a] to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place.

⁹ And ^(A)the kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her, ^(B)will weep and wail over her ^(C)when they see the smoke of her burning. ^10 (D)They will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say,

¹¹ And ^(G)the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo anymore, ¹² cargo of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of scented wood, all kinds of articles of ivory, all kinds of articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble, ¹³ cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves, that is, human souls.^[a]

^15 (H)The merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, ^(I)will stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud,

And ^(M)all shipmasters and seafaring men, sailors and all whose trade is on the sea, stood far off

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.

²⁰ as it is my eager expectation and hope ^(A)that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full ^(B)courage now as always Christ ^(C)will be honored in my body, ^(D)whether by life or by death.

¹⁵ “Thus says the Lord God to Tyre: Will not ^(A)the coastlands shake at the sound of your fall, ^(B)when the wounded groan, when slaughter is made in your midst? ¹⁶ Then all ^(C)the princes of the sea will step down from their thrones and ^(D)remove their robes and strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling; ^(E)they will sit on the ground and ^(F)tremble every moment and ^(G)be appalled at you. ¹⁷ And they will ^(H)raise a lamentation over you and say to you,

¹⁹ “For thus says the Lord God: When I make you a city laid waste, like the cities that are not inhabited, ^(K)when I bring up the deep over you, and the great waters cover you, ²⁰ then ^(L)I will make you go down with those who go down to the pit, to the people of old, and I will make you to dwell in the world below, among ruins from of old, ^(M)with those who go down to the pit, so that you will not be inhabited; but I will set beauty ^(N)in the land of the living. ²¹ I will bring you ^(O)to a dreadful end, and you shall be no more. ^(P)Though you be sought for, you will never be found again, declares the Lord God.”

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, ¹⁶ therefore thus says the Lord God, ^(D)Behold, I will stretch out my hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off ^(E)the Cherethites and destroy the rest of the seacoast. ¹⁷ I will execute great vengeance on them ^(F)with wrathful rebukes. ^(G)Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I lay my vengeance upon them.”