Prophecy against Philistia

47 That which came as the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the (A)Philistines, before Pharaoh [a]conquered (B)Gaza. Thus says the Lord:

“Behold, waters are going to rise from (C)the north
And become an overflowing torrent,
And (D)overflow the land and all its fullness,
The city and those who live in it;
And the men will (E)cry out,
And every inhabitant of the land will wail.
“Because of the noise of the [b](F)galloping hoofs of his [c]stallions,
The tumult of his chariots, and the rumbling of his wheels,
The fathers have not turned back for their children,
Because of the limpness of their hands,

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 47:1 Lit smote
  2. Jeremiah 47:3 Lit stamping of the
  3. Jeremiah 47:3 Lit mighty ones