Word Against Philistia
That which came as the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the aPhilistines, before Pharaoh struck down bGaza.Jer 25:20; Zech 9:6Gen 10:19; 1 Kin 4:24; Jer 25:20; Amos 1:6; Zeph 2:4 2 Thus says Yahweh:“Behold, waters are going to rise from athe northAnd become an overflowing torrent,And boverflow the land as well as its fullness,The city and those who inhabit it;And the men will ccry out,And every inhabitant of the land will wail.Is 14:31; Jer 1:14; 6:22; 46:20, 24Is 8:7, 8Is 15:2-5; Jer 46:12
3 “Because of the noise of the 1agalloping hoofs of his 2valiant steeds,The quaking of his chariots, and the tumult of his wheels,The fathers have not turned back for their children,Because of the limpness of their hands,Lit stamping of theLit mighty onesJudg 5:22; Jer 8:16; Nah 3:24 On account of the day that is comingTo adestroy all the Philistines,To cut off from bTyre and SidonEvery ally that is left;For Yahweh is going to destroy the Philistines,The remnant of the coastland of cCaphtor.Is 14:31Is 23:5; Jer 25:22; Joel 3:4; Amos 1:9, 10; Zech 9:2-4Gen 10:14; Deut 2:23; Amos 9:75 “aBaldness has come upon Gaza;bAshkelon has been ruined.O remnant of their valley,How long will you cgash yourself?Jer 48:37; Mic 1:16Judg 1:18; Jer 25:20; Amos 1:7, 8; Zeph 2:4, 7; Zech 9:5Jer 16:6; 41:56 “Ah, asword of Yahweh,How long will you not be quiet?Withdraw into your sheath;1Be at rest and stay still.Lit Have reliefJudg 7:20; Jer 12:12; Ezek 21:3-57 “How can 1it be quiet?Yahweh has agiven it a command;Against Ashkelon and against the seacoast—There He has bassigned it.”Lit youIs 10:6; Ezek 14:17Mic 6:9