Jeremiah 47

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 47 of 52

1 The Word of Jehovah that was to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before Pharaoh struck Gaza.

2 So says Jehovah, Behold, waters rise up out of the north and shall become an overflowing torrent. And it shall overflow the land and all its fullness; the city, and those living in it. And the men shall cry, and all the people of the land shall wail.

3 At the noise of the stamping of the hooves of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, the rumbling of his wheels; the fathers shall not look back to their sons, because of sinking of hands;

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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.

Jeremiah 47:1-7

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