Jeremiah 47
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 47 of 52
Chapter Summary
The destruction of the Philistines.
Key Hebrew Words
שָׁטַף
overflow, flood
H7857 · TWOT 2373
חֶ֫רֶב
sword
H2719 · TWOT 732a
כָּרַת
cut off
H3772 · TWOT 1048
שְׁאֵרִית
remnant
H7611 · TWOT 2307b
קׇרְחָה
baldness
H7144 · TWOT 2069b
שָׁקַט
be quiet, still
H8252 · TWOT 2453
People & Context
Philistines
The coastal nation against whom this oracle is spoken; to be devastated, the remnant of Caphtor (v1, 4)
Pharaoh
King of Egypt who struck Gaza before this word came (v1)
Jeremiah
The prophet to whom Jehovah's word against the Philistines came (v1)
Timeline
Judgment on the Philistines
A prophecy against the Philistines before Pharaoh struck Gaza, declaring that an overflowing torrent from the north will desolate Philistia, Ashkelon, Tyre, and Sidon.
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