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Jeremiah 47:4-6
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Jeremiah 47:4-6
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4 Because of the day that is coming
to destroy all the Philistines
And cut off from Tyre and Sidon[a]
the last of their allies.
Yes, the Lord is destroying the Philistines,
the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.(A)
5 Baldness is visited upon Gaza,(B)
Ashkelon is reduced to silence;
Ashdod, remnant of their strength,
how long will you gash yourself?[b]
6 Ah! Sword of the Lord!
When will you find rest?
Return to your scabbard;
stop, be still!
Footnotes
- 47:4 Tyre and Sidon: Phoenician seaports allied commercially with the Philistines and often rebelling against Nebuchadnezzar; cf. 27:1–4. After the capture of Jerusalem, Nebuchadnezzar carried out a partially successful thirteen-year siege of Tyre. Caphtor: Crete and other Aegean islands, points of origin for the Philistines and other sea peoples; cf. Am 9:7.
- 47:5 Baldness…gash yourself: close-cropped hair, silence, and ritual slashing of the body express mourning and grief and here represent the mourner’s awareness that chaos has overcome order (cf. 41:5).
Jeremiah 47:4-6
New International Version
Jeremiah 47:4-6
New International Version
4 For the day has come
to destroy all the Philistines
and to remove all survivors
who could help Tyre(A) and Sidon.(B)
The Lord is about to destroy the Philistines,(C)
the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.[a](D)
5 Gaza will shave(E) her head in mourning;
Ashkelon(F) will be silenced.
You remnant on the plain,
how long will you cut(G) yourselves?
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 47:4 That is, Crete
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