Jeremiah 47:4

On account of the day that cometh to lay waste all the Philistines, To cut off from Tyre and Zidon every escaped one that could have helped,—For Yahweh is laying waste the Philistines, The remnant of the Coastland of Caphtor.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.

In Context

3Because of the sound of the tramping of the hoofs of his chargers, Because of the rushing of his chariots, the rumbling of his wheels Fathers shall not turn, to children, Because of the unnerving of their hands;

5Baldness hath come, upon Gaza, Silenced is Ashkelon the remnant of their vale,—How long, wilt thou cut thyself?

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Cross References

Genesis 10:13And, Mizraim, begat Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim, and Naphtuchim;

Deuteronomy 2:23The Avvim also, who dwelt in settlements as far as Gaza, Caphtorim, who were coming forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.

1 Chronicles 1:12and Pathrusim, and Casluhim—whence went forth the Philistines, and Caphtorim.

Psalms 37:13My Lord, shall laugh at him, for he seeth, that his day, will come.

Isaiah 20:6And the inhabitant of this shore, shall exclaim, in that day, Lo! such, is our expectation, whereunto we fled for help, that we might be delivered from the presence of the king of Assyria! How then shall, we, escape?

Isaiah 31:8Then shall the Assyrian fall, by the sword, not of a great man, And the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him,—Howbeit he shall take his flight from the face of a sword, And his young men, shall come under tribute;

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 47:2-7

The Judgment of the Philistines. ( b. c. 588.) 1 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza. 2 Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl. 3 At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his… Read the whole commentary →

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