1 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophetfch. 25:20; Ezek. 25:15, 16; Zeph. 2:5 concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh struck downgAmos 1:6, 7; Zeph. 2:4 Gaza.
2 “Thus says the Lord :
h[ch. 46:7, 8; Isa. 8:7] Behold, waters are risingiSee ch. 1:13 out of the north,
h[ch. 46:7, 8; Isa. 8:7] and shall become an overflowing torrent;
they shall overflowj[ch. 8:16] the land and all that fills it,
the city and those who dwell in it.
Men shall cry out,
and every inhabitant of the land shall wail.
3 At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his stallions,
lNah. 3:2 at the rushing of his chariots, at the rumbling of their wheels,
the fathersmch. 46:5 look not back to their children,
so feeble are their hands,
4 because of the day that is coming to destroy
allf[See ver. 1 above] the Philistines,
to cut off fromnIsa. 23:1, 2; Joel 3:4; See ch. 25:22 Tyre and Sidon
every helper that remains.
For the Lord is destroying the Philistines,
oAmos 1:8 the remnant of the coastland ofpGen. 10:14; Amos 9:7 Caphtor.
5 q[ch. 48:37; Isa. 3:24] Baldness has come upon Gaza;
rch. 25:20; [Judg. 1:18] Ashkelon has perished.
O remnant of their valley,
s[ch. 48:37] how long will you gash yourselves?
6 tDeut. 32:41; See Ezek. 21:3-5 Ah, sword of the Lord!
How long till you are quiet?
Put yourself into your scabbard;
rest and be still!
7 How can it be quiet
u[Ezek. 14:17] when the Lord has given it a charge?
Againstvch. 25:20; [Judg. 1:18] Ashkelon and against the seashore
wMic. 6:9 he has appointed it. ”