Jeremiah 47
New American Standard Bible
Prophecy against Philistia
47 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the (A)Philistines, before Pharaoh [a]conquered (B)Gaza. 2 This is what the Lord says:
“Behold, waters are going to rise from (C)the north
And become an overflowing torrent,
And (D)overflow the land and everything that is in it,
The city and those who live in it;
And the people will (E)cry out,
And every inhabitant of the land will wail.
3 Because of the noise of the [b](F)galloping hoofs of his [c]stallions,
The roar of his chariots, and the rumbling of his wheels,
The fathers have not turned back for their children,
Because of the debility of their hands,
4 Because of the day that is coming
To (G)destroy all the Philistines,
To eliminate from (H)Tyre and Sidon
Every surviving ally;
For the Lord 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 destroyed.
Remnant of their valley,
How long will you (L)gash yourself?
6 Ah, (M)sword of the Lord,
How long will you not be quiet?
Withdraw into your sheath;
Rest and stay still.
7 How can [d]it be quiet,
When the Lord has (N)given it an order?
Against Ashkelon and against the sea shore—
There He has (O)summoned it.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 47:1 Lit struck
- Jeremiah 47:3 Lit stamping of the
- Jeremiah 47:3 Lit mighty ones
- Jeremiah 47:7 Lit you
Jeremiah 47
International Standard Version
A Prophecy against the Philistines
47 This is[a] the message from the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh conquered Gaza. 2 This is what the Lord says:
“Look, waters are rising from the north,
and they’ll become an overflowing river.
They’ll overflow the land and all that fills it[b]—
the city and those that live in it.
People will cry out,
and all those living in the land will wail.
3 At the sound of the galloping hooves of his horses,[c]
at the rumbling of his chariots,
the clatter of his wheels,
fathers won’t turn back for their[d] children
because their hands are weak,
4 for the day is coming to destroy all the Philistines,
to cut off from Tyre and Sidon
every helper who remains.
For the Lord is destroying the Philistines,
the remnant of the coastlands of Caphtor.[e]
5 Baldness[f] is coming to Gaza.
Ashkelon is silenced.
Remnant of their valley,
how long will you gash yourself?[g]
6 Ah, sword of the Lord,
how long before you are quiet?
Put yourself into your scabbard,
be at rest, be silent!
7 How can it be quiet,
when the Lord has ordered disaster
to come to Ashkelon and the seashore?
That’s where he has assigned it.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 47:1 The Heb. lacks This is
- Jeremiah 47:2 Lit. its fullness
- Jeremiah 47:3 Lit. his strong ones
- Jeremiah 47:3 The Heb. lacks their
- Jeremiah 47:4 I.e. Crete and the Aegean islands from which the Philistines came
- Jeremiah 47:5 I.e. the head was shaved as a rite of mourning
- Jeremiah 47:5 I.e. people made cuts on their bodies as an act of mourning
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