Jer 47 | ESV | STEP | The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines , before Pharaoh struck down Gaza .

i[See ver. 1 above]

j Isa. 23:1, 2; Joel 3:4; See ch. 25:22

k Amos 1:8

l Gen. 10:14; Amos 9:7

m[ch. 48:37; Isa. 3:24]

n ch. 25:20; [Judg. 1:18]

o[ch. 48:37]

p Deut. 32:41; See Ezek. 21:3-5

r[Ezek. 14:17]

s ch. 25:20; [Judg. 1:18]

t Mic. 6:9

‏ Jeremiah 47

Judgment on the Philistines

1 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet ^aconcerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh struck down ^bGaza.

2 “Thus says the Lord:
^cBehold, waters are rising ^dout of the north,
^eand shall become an overflowing torrent;
they shall overflow ^fthe land and all that fills it,
the city and those who dwell in it.
Men shall cry out,
and every inhabitant of the land shall wail.
3 At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his stallions,
^gat the rushing of his chariots, at the rumbling of their wheels,
the fathers ^hlook not back to their children,
so feeble are their hands,
4 because of the day that is coming to destroy
all ⁱthe Philistines,
to cut off from ^jTyre and Sidon
every helper that remains.
For the Lord is destroying the Philistines,
^kthe remnant of the coastland of ^lCaphtor.
5 ^mBaldness has come upon Gaza;
ⁿAshkelon has perished.
O remnant of their valley,
^ohow long will you gash yourselves?
6 ^pAh, sword of the Lord!
How long till you are quiet?
Put yourself into your scabbard;
rest and be still!
7 How can it ^{▼▼Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew you} be quiet
^rwhen the Lord has given it a charge?
Against ^sAshkelon and against the seashore
^the has appointed it.”