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Prophecy against Philistia

¹ That which came as the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the ^(C1)Philistines, before Pharaoh ^(F1)conquered ^(C2)Gaza.² Thus says the LORD:

"Behold, waters are going to rise from ^(C1)the north
And become an overflowing torrent,
And ^(C2)overflow the land and all its fullness,
The city and those who live in it;
And the men will ^(C3)cry out,
And every inhabitant of the land will wail.

³ "Because of the noise of the ^(F1)(C1)galloping hoofs of his ^(F2)stallions,
The tumult of his chariots, and the rumbling of his wheels,
The fathers have not turned back for their children,
Because of the limpness of their hands,

⁴ On account of the day that is coming
To ^(C1)destroy all the Philistines,
To cut off from ^(C2)Tyre and Sidon
Every ally that is left;
For the LORD is going to destroy the Philistines,
The remnant of the coastland of ^(C3)Caphtor.

⁵ "^(C1)Baldness has come upon Gaza;
^(C2)Ashkelon has been ruined.
O remnant of their valley,
How long will you ^(C3)gash yourself?

⁶ "Ah, ^(C1)sword of the LORD,
How long will you not be quiet?
Withdraw into your sheath;
Be at rest and stay still.

⁷ "How can ^(F1)it be quiet,
When the LORD has ^(C1)given it an order?
Against Ashkelon and against the seacoast--
There He has ^(C2)assigned it."