Jeremiah 47

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1Yahweh’s word that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before that Pharaoh struck Gaza.

2Yahweh says: Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall become an overflowing stream, and shall overflow the land and all that is therein, the city and those who dwell therein; and the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall wail.

3At 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;

4because of the day that comes to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper who remains: for Yahweh will destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor.

5Baldness has come on Gaza; Ashkelon is brought to nothing, the remnant of their valley: how long will you cut yourself?

6You sword of Yahweh, how long will it be before you be quiet? Put up yourself into your scabbard; rest, and be still.

7How can you be quiet, since Yahweh has given you a command? Against Ashkelon, and against the seashore, there has he appointed it.

Commentary

47:1-7 The calamities of the Philistines. - The Philistines had always been enemies to Israel; but the Chaldean army shall overflow their land like a deluge. Those whom God will spoil, must be spoiled. For when the Lord intends to destroy the wicked, he will cut off every helper. So deplorable are the desolations of war, that the blessings of peace are most desirable. But we must submit to His appointments who ordains all in perfect wisdom and justice.

CHAPTER 47Jer 47:1-7. Prophecy against the Philistines.1. Pharaoh-necho probably smote Gaza on his return after defeating Josiah at Megiddo (2Ch 35:20) [Grotius]. Or, Pharaoh-hophra (Jer 37:5, 7) is intended: probably on his return from his fruitless attempt to save Jerusalem from the Chaldeans, he smote Gaza in order that his expedition might not be thought altogether in vain [Calvin] (Am 1:6, 7).

2. waters—(Isa 8:7). The Chaldeans from the north are compared to the overwhelming waters of their own Euphrates. The smiting of Gaza was to be only the prelude of a greater disaster to the Philistines. Nebuzara-dan was left by Nebuchadnezzar, after he had taken Jerusalem, to subdue the rest of the adjoining cities and country.

3. (Compare Jer 4:29).fathers … not look back to … children—Each shall think only of his own safety, not even the fathers regarding their own children. So desperate shall be the calamity that men shall divest themselves of the natural affections.for feebleness of hands—The hands, the principal instruments of action, shall have lost all power; their whole hope shall be in their feet.

47:4 The day - Which God hath set, and appointed for their ruin.

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AMHEVG ፈርዖንም ጋዛን ሳይመታ ስለ ፍልስጥኤማውያን ወደ ነቢዩ ወደ ኤርምያስ የመጣው የእግዚአብሔር ቃል ይህ ነው። አማርኛ ENGNIV This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines before Pharaoh attacked Gaza: English BCV ፈርዖን ንጋዛ እንተይወግኣ እንተሎ፥ ብዛዕባ ፍልስጥኤማውያን፥ ናብ ነቢይ ኤርሚያስ ዝመፀ፥ ቃል እግዚኣብሄር እዙይ እዩ፦ ትግርኛ GAZBIB Mootiin Gibxii biyya Gaazaa utuu hin rukutin fuula dura dubbiin Waaqayyoo inni waa'ee warra Filisxeemotaaf gara ana Erm… Afaan Oromoo BCV GIZ ቃለ እግዚአብሔር ዘኮነ ኀበ ኤርምያስ በእንተ ኢሎፍሊ ዘእንበለ ይቅትላ ፈርዖን ለጋዛ። giz GAZGAZ Mootiin Gibxii biyya Gaazaa utuu hin rukutin fuula dura dubbiin Waaqayyoo inni waa'ee warra Filisxeemotaaf gara ana Erm… Afaan Oromoo BCV aksum ፈርዖን ንጋዛ እንተይወግኣ እንተሎ፥ ብዛዕባ ፍልስጥኤማውያን፥ ናብ ነቢይ ኤርሚያስ ዝመፀ፥ ቃል እግዚኣብሄር እዙይ እዩ፦ ትግርኛ AMHNIV ፈርዖን ጋዛን ድል ከማድረጉ በፊት፣ ስለ ፍልስጥኤማውያን ወደ ነቢዩ ወደ ኤርምያስ የመጣው የእግዚአብሔር ቃል ይህ ነው፤ አማርኛ