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Judgment on the Philistines

47 The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before Pharaoh conquered Gaza.

Thus says the Lord:

See, waters rise up out of the north
    and will be an overflowing flood,
and will overflow the land, and all that is in it,
    the city and those who dwell in it.
Then the men shall cry out
    and all the inhabitants of the land will howl

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A Message About the Philistines

47 This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines(A) before Pharaoh attacked Gaza:(B)

This is what the Lord says:

“See how the waters are rising in the north;(C)
    they will become an overflowing torrent.
They will overflow the land and everything in it,
    the towns and those who live in them.
The people will cry out;
    all who dwell in the land will wail(D)

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