Judgment on the Philistines
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The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet a against the Philistines, b before Pharaoh attacked Gaza.
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Thus says the LORD:
"Behold, c waters rise d out of the north,
And shall be an overflowing flood;
They shall overflow the land and all that is in it,
The city and those who dwell within;
Then the men shall cry,
And all the inhabitants of the land shall wail.
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At the e noise of the stamping hooves of his strong horses,
At the rushing of his chariots,
At the rumbling of his wheels,
The fathers will not look back for their children,
Lacking courage,
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Because of the day that comes to plunder all the f Philistines,
To cut off from g Tyre and Sidon every helper who remains;
For the LORD shall plunder the Philistines,
h The remnant of the country of i Caphtor.
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j Baldness has come upon Gaza,
k Ashkelon is cut off
With the remnant of their valley.
How long will you cut yourself?
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"O you l sword of the LORD,
How long until you are quiet?
Put yourself up into your scabbard,
Rest and be still!
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How can it be quiet,
Seeing the LORD has m given it a charge
Against Ashkelon and against the seashore?
There He has n appointed it."
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Cross References
Isaiah 14:29 - 31
Do not rejoice, all you of Philistia, Because the rod that struck you is broken; For out of the serpent's roots will come forth a viper, And its offspring will be a fiery flying serpent.
Ezekiel 25:15 - 17
'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Because the Philistines dealt vengefully and took vengeance with a spiteful heart, to destroy because of the old hatred,"
Zephaniah 2:4
For Gaza shall be forsaken, And Ashkelon desolate; They shall drive out Ashdod at noonday, And Ekron shall be uprooted.
Zephaniah 2:5
Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, The nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines: "I will destroy you; So there shall be no inhabitant.
Zechariah 9:6
A mixed race shall settle in Ashdod, And I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
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Cross References
Amos 1:6
Thus says the LORD: "For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because they took captive the whole captivity To deliver them up to Edom.
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Cross References
Isaiah 8:7
Now therefore, behold, the Lord brings up over them The waters of the River, strong and mighty - The king of Assyria and all his glory; He will go up over all his channels And go over all his banks.
Isaiah 8:8
He will pass through Judah, He will overflow and pass over, He will reach up to the neck; And the stretching out of his wings Will fill the breadth of Your land, O Immanuel.
Jeremiah 46:7
Who is this coming up like a flood, Whose waters move like the rivers?
Jeremiah 46:8
Egypt rises up like a flood, And its waters move like the rivers; And he says, 'I will go up and cover the earth, I will destroy the city and its inhabitants.
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Cross References
Jeremiah 1:14
Then the LORD said to me: "Out of the north calamity shall break forth On all the inhabitants of the land.
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Cross References
Judges 5:22
Then the horses' hooves pounded, The galloping, galloping of his steeds.
Jeremiah 8:16
The snorting of His horses was heard from Dan. The whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of His strong ones; For they have come and devoured the land and all that is in it, The city and those who dwell in it.
Nahum 3:2
The noise of a whip And the noise of rattling wheels, Of galloping horses, Of clattering chariots!
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Cross References
Isaiah 14:29 - 31
Do not rejoice, all you of Philistia, Because the rod that struck you is broken; For out of the serpent's roots will come forth a viper, And its offspring will be a fiery flying serpent.
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Cross References
Isaiah 23:1 - 18
The burden against Tyre. Wail, you ships of Tar...
Jeremiah 25:22
All the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, ...
Ezekiel 26:1 - 21
And it came to pass in the eleventh year, on th...
Ezekiel 28:20 - 24
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying.
Amos 1:9
Thus says the LORD: "For three transgressions o...
Amos 1:10
But I will send a fire upon the wall of Tyre, W...
Zechariah 9:2 - 4
Also against Hamath, which borders on it, And a...
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Cross References
Ezekiel 25:16
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant of the seacoast.
Amos 1:8
I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, And the one who holds the scepter from Ashkelon; I will turn My hand against Ekron, And the remnant of the Philistines shall perish," Says the Lord GOD.
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Cross References
Genesis 10:14
Pathrusim, and Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines and Caphtorim).
Deuteronomy 2:23
And the Avim, who dwelt in villages as far as Gaza - the Caphtorim, who came from Caphtor, destroyed them and dwelt in their place.)
Amos 9:7
Are you not like the people of Ethiopia to Me, O children of Israel?" says the LORD. "Did I not bring up Israel from the land of Egypt, The Philistines from Caphtor, And the Syrians from Kir?
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Cross References
Jeremiah 48:37
For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped; On all the hands shall be cuts, and on the loins sackcloth -
Micah 1:16
Make yourself bald and cut off your hair, Because of your precious children; Enlarge your baldness like an eagle, For they shall go from you into captivity.
Zephaniah 2:4
For Gaza shall be forsaken, And Ashkelon desolate; They shall drive out Ashdod at noonday, And Ekron shall be uprooted.
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Cross References
Judges 1:18
Also Judah took Gaza with its territory, Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory.
Jeremiah 25:20
All the mixed multitude, all the kings of the land of Uz, all the kings of the land of the Philistines (namely, Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod).
Amos 1:7
But I will send a fire upon the wall of Gaza, Which shall devour its palaces.
Amos 1:8
I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, And the one who holds the scepter from Ashkelon; I will turn My hand against Ekron, And the remnant of the Philistines shall perish," Says the Lord GOD.
Zechariah 9:5
Ashkelon shall see it and fear; Gaza also shall be very sorrowful; And Ekron, for He dried up her expectation. The king shall perish from Gaza, And Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:41
If I whet My glittering sword, And My hand takes hold on judgment, I will render vengeance to My enemies, And repay those who hate Me.
Judges 7:20
Then the three companies blew the trumpets and broke the pitchers - they held the torches in their left hands and the trumpets in their right hands for blowing - and they cried, "The sword of the LORD and of Gideon!
Jeremiah 12:12
The plunderers have come On all the desolate heights in the wilderness, For the sword of the LORD shall devour From one end of the land to the other end of the land; No flesh shall have peace.
Ezekiel 21:3 - 5
And say to the land of Israel, 'Thus says the LORD: "Behold, I am against you, and I will draw My sword out of its sheath and cut off both righteous and wicked from you.
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Cross References
Isaiah 10:6
I will send him against an ungodly nation, And against the people of My wrath I will give him charge, To seize the spoil, to take the prey, And to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
Ezekiel 14:17
Or if I bring a sword on that land, and say, 'Sword, go through the land,' and I cut off man and beast from it.
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Cross References
Micah 6:9
The LORD's voice cries to the city - Wisdom shall see Your name: "Hear the rod! Who has appointed it?
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