Jeremiah Chapter 47
New American Standard Bible
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That which came as the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh conquered Gaza.
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Thus says the LORD: 'Behold, waters are going to rise from the north And become an overflowing torrent, And overflow the land and all its fullness, The city and those who live in it; And the men will cry out, And every inhabitant of the land will wail.
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'Because of the noise of the galloping hoofs of his stallions, The tumult of his chariots, [and] the rumbling of his wheels, The fathers have not turned back for [their] children, Because of the limpness of [their] hands,
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On account of the day that is coming To destroy all the Philistines, To cut off from Tyre and Sidon Every ally that is left; For the LORD is going to destroy the Philistines, The remnant of the coastland of Caphtor.
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'Baldness has come upon Gaza; Ashkelon has been ruined. O remnant of their valley, How long will you gash yourself?
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'Ah, sword of the LORD, How long will you not be quiet? Withdraw into your sheath; Be at rest and stay still.
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'How can it be quiet, When the LORD has given it an order? Against Ashkelon and against the seacoast-- There He has assigned it.'
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