The word
of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet
against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh
smote Gaza.
02 Thus saith the Lord; Behold, waters rise up
out of the north, and shall be an overflowing
flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that
is therein; the city, and them that dwell
therein: then the men shall cry, and all the
inhabitants of the land shall howl.
03 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 back to their children for
feebleness of hands;
04 Because of the day that cometh to spoil all
the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and
Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the Lord
will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the
country of Caphtor.
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05 Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut
off with the remnant of their valley: how long
wilt thou cut thyself?
06 O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be
ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy
scabbard, rest, and be still.
07 How can it be quiet, seeing the Lord hath
given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against
the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.
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