Prophecies against the Philistines

47 This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines(A) before Pharaoh defeated Gaza.(B) This is what the Lord says:

Look, waters are rising from the north
and becoming an overflowing wadi.
They will overflow the land and everything in it,(C)
the cities and their inhabitants.
The people will cry out,
and every inhabitant of the land will wail.
At the sound of the stomping hooves of his stallions,(D)
the rumbling of his chariots,
and the clatter of their wheels,(E)
fathers will not turn back for their sons,
because they will be utterly helpless[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 47:3 Lit because of laziness of hands

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)
at the sound of the hooves of galloping steeds,
    at the noise of enemy chariots(E)
    and the rumble of their wheels.
Parents will not turn to help their children;
    their hands will hang limp.(F)

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