That which came
as the word
of the LORD
to Jeremiah
the prophet
concerning
the aPhilistines
, before
Pharaoh
1conquered
bGaza
.
Thus says
the LORD
: "Behold
, waters
are going to rise
from athe north
And become
an overflowing
torrent
, And boverflow
the land
and all
its fullness
, The city
and those who live
in it; And the men
will ccry
out, And every
inhabitant
of the land
will wail
.
"Because of the noise
of the 1 agalloping
hoofs
of his 2stallions
, 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
,
On account of the day
that is coming
To adestroy
all
the Philistines
, To cut
off
from bTyre
and Sidon
Every
ally
that is left
; For the LORD
is going to destroy
the Philistines
, The remnant
of the coastland
of cCaphtor
.
" aBaldness has come
upon Gaza
; bAshkelon
has been ruined
. O remnant
of their valley
, How
long
will you cgash
yourself?
"Ah, asword
of the LORD
, How
long
will you not be quiet
? Withdraw
into your sheath
; Be at rest
and stay
still
.
"How can 1it be quiet
, When the LORD
has agiven
it an order
? Against
Ashkelon
and against
the seacoast
-- There
He has bassigned
it."