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A Prophecy against the Philistines

47 This is[a] the message from the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh conquered Gaza. This is what the Lord says:

“Look, waters are rising from the north,
    and they’ll become an overflowing river.
They’ll overflow the land and all that fills it[b]
    the city and those that live in it.
People will cry out,
    and all those living in the land will wail.
At the sound of the galloping hooves of his horses,[c]
    at the rumbling of his chariots,
        the clatter of his wheels,
fathers won’t turn back for their[d] children
    because their hands are weak,

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 47:1 The Heb. lacks This is
  2. Jeremiah 47:2 Lit. its fullness
  3. Jeremiah 47:3 Lit. his strong ones
  4. Jeremiah 47:3 The Heb. lacks their

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

Thus saith the Lord; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.

At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands;

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