Jeremiah 47

CHAPTER 47

Word Against Philistia

¹That which came as the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the ^aPhilistines, before Pharaoh struck down ^bGaza.

²Thus says Yahweh:

“Behold, waters are going to rise from ^athe north

And become an overflowing torrent,

And ^boverflow the land as well as its fullness,

The city and those who inhabit it;

And the men will ^ccry out,

And every inhabitant of the land will wail.

³“Because of the noise of the ^1agalloping hoofs of his ²valiant steeds,

The quaking of his chariots, and the tumult of his wheels,

The fathers have not turned back for their children,

Because of the limpness of their hands,

⁴On account of the day that is coming

To ^adestroy all the Philistines,

To cut off from ^bTyre and Sidon

Every ally that is left;

For Yahweh is going to destroy the Philistines,

The remnant of the coastland of ^cCaphtor.

⁵“^aBaldness has come upon Gaza;

^bAshkelon has been ruined.

O remnant of their valley,

How long will you ^cgash yourself?

⁶“Ah, ^asword of Yahweh,

How long will you not be quiet?

Withdraw into your sheath;

¹Be at rest and stay still.

⁷“How can ¹it be quiet?

Yahweh has ^agiven it a command;

Against Ashkelon and against the seacoast—

There He has ^bassigned it.”