Chapter 47

The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote⁵⁵ Gaza.

Thus saith¹ the LORD; Behold, waters rise up⁶ out of the north, and shall be an overflowing⁶ flood, and shall overflow⁴ the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell⁶ therein: then the men shall cry,¹ and all the inhabitants⁶ of the land shall howl.⁵²

At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong [horses], at the rushing of his chariots, [and at] the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back⁵² to [their] children for feebleness of hands;

Because of the day that cometh⁶ to spoil² all the Philistines, [and] to cut off⁵³ from Tyrus and Zidon every helper⁶ that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil⁶ the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.

Baldness is come¹ upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off⁸ [with] the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut¹⁰⁸ thyself?

O thou sword of the LORD, how long [will it be] ere thou be quiet?⁴ put up¹⁰ thyself into thy scabbard, rest,¹⁰ and be still.³

How can it be quiet,⁴ seeing the LORD hath given it a charge¹⁴ against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed¹ it.