¹⁵Thus saith the Lord God; ^jBecause ^kthe Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance ^lwith a despiteful heart, to destroy it ^||for the old hatred; ¹⁶Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, ^dI will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and ^mI will cut off ⁿthe Cherethims, and ^m^odestroy the remnant of the ^||^psea coast. ¹⁷And I will execute great ^†vengeance upon them ^qwith furious rebukes; ^rand they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.

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jComp. ver. 3, 8, 12 with. Num. 24:17, 18. Ps. 60:8, 9. & 108:9, 10. Isai. 11:14.
k Isai. 14:29–32. Jer. 25:20. & 47:1. Joel 3:4. Amos 1:6. Zeph. 2:4. See ch. 16:57.
lSee ver. 6.
||Or, with perpetual hatred. ch. 35:5.
dver. 7.
mSo Zeph. 2:5.
nSee 1 Sam. 30:14.
mSo Zeph. 2:5.
oSo Jer. 47:4.
||Or, haven of the sea. Gen. 49:13.
†Heb. vengeances. Ps. 18:47. & 94:1.
qch. 5:15.
rSee ver. 5.

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p Jer. 47:7.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Thus says the Lord God: Because the Philistines acted revengefully and took vengeance with malice of soul to destroy in never-ending enmity, therefore thus says the Lord God, Behold, I will stretch out my hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the rest of the seacoast. I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I lay my vengeance upon them.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because the Philistines acted in vengeance and took revenge with malice in their hearts, and with ancient hostility sought to destroy Judah, therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am about to stretch out my hand against the Philistines, and I will wipe out the Kerethites and destroy those remaining along the coast. I will carry out great vengeance on them and punish them in my wrath. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I take vengeance on them.’ ”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“ ‘This is what the Lord God says: Because the Philistines acted in vengeance and took revenge with deep contempt, destroying because of their perpetual hatred, therefore this is what the Lord God says: I am about to stretch out my hand against the Philistines, cutting off the Cherethites and wiping out what remains of the coastal peoples. I will execute severe vengeance against them with furious rebukes. They will know that I am the Lord when I take my vengeance on them.’ ”

NLTNew Living Translation

“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: The people of Philistia have acted against Judah out of bitter revenge and long-standing contempt. Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will raise my fist of judgment against the land of the Philistines. I will wipe out the Kerethites and utterly destroy the people who live by the sea. I will execute terrible vengeance against them to punish them for what they have done. And when I have inflicted my revenge, they will know that I am the Lord.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because of the acting of the Philistines in vengeance, so that they avenged themselves relentlessly with malice in themselves for destruction with everlasting hostility, therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Look! I am stretching out my hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Kerethites, and I will destroy the remainder of the seacoast. And I will execute on them great vengeance with punishments of rage, and they will know that I am Yahweh when I exact my vengeance on them!”