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47 Yahweh’s word that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh struck Gaza.

Yahweh says:

“Behold, waters rise up out of the north,
    and will become an overflowing stream,
and will overflow the land and all that is therein,
    the city and those who dwell therein.
The men will cry,
    and all the inhabitants of the land will wail.
At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong ones,
    at the rushing of his chariots,
    at the rumbling of his wheels,
the fathers don’t look back to their children
    for feebleness of hands;

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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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