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A Prophecy against Philistia

47 Yahweh spoke this message to the prophet Jeremiah about the Philistines before Pharaoh defeated Gaza. This is what Yahweh says:

Water is rising in the north.
    It will become an overflowing river.
        It will overflow the land and everything in it,
            the cities and those who live in them.
    People will cry out and everyone who lives in the land will cry loudly.
They will hear the sound of galloping war horses,
    the rattling of enemy chariots,
        and the rumbling of their wheels.
    Fathers who lack courage abandon their children.

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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)
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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