Christ Is Preached to an Ethiopian^(A)

²⁶ Now an angel of the Lord spoke to ^(B)Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is ^[a]desert.

The World Mourns Babylon’s Fall

^9 (A)“The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her ^(B)will weep and lament for her, ^(C)when they see the smoke of her burning, ¹⁰ standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, ^(D)‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! ^(E)For in one hour your judgment has come.’

¹¹ “And ^(F)the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore: ^12 (G)merchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; ¹³ and cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies and ^(H)souls of men. ¹⁴ The fruit that your soul longed for has gone from you, and all the things which are rich and splendid have ^[a]gone from you, and you shall find them no more at all. ¹⁵ The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, will stand at a distance for fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, ¹⁶ and saying, ‘Alas, alas, ^(I)that great city ^(J)that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! ^17 (K)For in one hour such great riches ^[b]came to nothing.’ ^(L)Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance

Judgment on Nations

Judgment on Philistia

47 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet ^(A)against the Philistines, ^(B)before Pharaoh attacked Gaza.

²⁰ according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but ^(A)with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life ^(B)or by death.

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

¹⁹ “For thus says the Lord God: ‘When I make you a desolate city, like cities that are not inhabited, when I bring the deep upon you, and great waters cover you, ²⁰ then I will bring you down ^(J)with those who descend into the Pit, to the people of old, and I will make you dwell in the lowest part of the earth, in places desolate from antiquity, with those who go down to the Pit, so that you may never be inhabited; and I shall establish glory ^(K)in the land of the living. ^21 (L)I will make you a terror, and you shall be no more; ^(M)though you are sought for, you will never be found again,’ says the Lord God.”

Proclamation Against Philistia

¹⁵ ‘Thus says the Lord God: ^(A)“Because ^(B)the Philistines dealt vengefully and took vengeance with ^[a]a spiteful heart, to destroy because of the ^[b]old hatred,” ¹⁶ therefore thus says the Lord God: ^(C)“I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the ^(D)Cherethites ^(E)and destroy the remnant of the seacoast. ¹⁷ I will ^(F)execute great vengeance on them with furious rebukes; ^(G)and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I lay My vengeance upon them.” ’ ”