Jeremiah 47:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off every survivor who could help Tyre and Sidon. Indeed, the LORD is destroying the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עַל־הַיּ֗וֹם הַבָּא֙ לִשְׁד֣וֹד אֶת־כָּל־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים לְהַכְרִ֤ית לְצֹר֙ וּלְצִיד֔וֹן כֹּ֖ל שָׂרִ֣יד עֹזֵ֑ר כִּֽי־שֹׁדֵ֤ד יְהוָה֙ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים שְׁאֵרִ֖ית אִ֥י כַפְתּֽוֹר׃

Transliteration

Upon-the-yôm the-bā to-šəḏôḏ ʾēṯ-all-Pəlištîm to-haḵrîṯ to-Ṣōr û-to-Ṣîḏôn all śārîḏ ʿōzēr kî-šōḏēḏ YHWH ʾēṯ-Pəlištîm šəʾērîṯ ʾî Kap̄tôr.

Grammar Details

• *ʿal-ha-yôm*: preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - upon the day
• *ha-bā*: definite article + qal participle, masculine singular - the coming
• *li-šəḏôḏ*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to destroy/plunder
• *ʾēṯ-kāl-Pəlištîm*: direct object marker + masculine singular construct + proper noun - all Philistines
• *lə-haḵrîṯ*: preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to cut off
• *lə-Ṣōr*: preposition + proper noun - to Tyre
• *û-lə-Ṣîḏôn*: conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and to Sidon
• *kōl*: masculine singular construct - every/all
• *śārîḏ*: masculine singular construct - survivor of
• *ʿōzēr*: qal participle, masculine singular - helper
• *kî-šōḏēḏ*: conjunction + qal participle, masculine singular - for is destroying
• *YHWH*: proper noun - Yahweh/LORD
• *ʾēṯ-Pəlištîm*: direct object marker + proper noun - Philistines
• *šəʾērîṯ*: feminine singular construct - remnant of
• *ʾî*: masculine singular construct - island/coast of
• *Kap̄tôr*: proper noun - Caphtor

Word Meanings

• *šəḏôḏ*: destroy/plunder/devastate
• *haḵrîṯ*: cut off/destroy/exterminate
• *śārîḏ ʿōzēr*: surviving helper/remaining ally
• *šōḏēḏ*: is destroying/is plundering
• *šəʾērîṯ ʾî Kap̄tôr*: remnant of the island/coast of Caphtor
• *Kap̄tôr*: Caphtor/Crete/Cyprus

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Because of the day that comes to plunder all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper that remains: for the LORD will plunder the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  because of the day that cometh to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper that remaineth: for Jehovah will destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  at the same tyme, when he shal be there, to destroye the whole londe off the Phylistynes. He shall make waist both Tirus, Sidon ad all other that are sworne vnto them. For the LORDE will destroye all Palestina, and the other Iles, that be deuyded fro the countre.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Because of the day that commeth to destroy all the Philistims, and to destroy Tyrus, and Zidon, and all the rest that take their part: for the Lord will destroy the Philistims, the remnant of the yle of Caphtor.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  At the same tyme when he shalbe there to destroy the whole lande of the Philistines, he shall make waste both Tyrus, Sidon, and the residue of their ayde: for the Lorde wyll destroy the Philistines, the remnaunt of the Ile of Caphtor.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  because of the day that comes to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper who remains: for Yahweh will destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Because of the day that hath come to spoil all the Philistines, To cut off to Tyre and to Zidon every helping remnant. For Jehovah is spoiling the Philistines, The remnant of the isle of Caphtor.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  because of the day that cometh to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper that remaineth: for Jehovah will destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  because of the day that cometh to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper that remaineth: for Jehovah will destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Because of the day which is coming with destruction on all the Philistines, cutting off from Tyre and Zidon the last of their helpers: for the Lord will send destruction on the Philistines, the rest of the sea-land of Caphtor.

• World English Bible (2000)

  because of the day that comes to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper who remains: for Yahweh will destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For the time has come to destroy all the Philistines. The time has come to destroy all the help that remains for Tyre and Sidon. For I, the LORD, will destroy the Philistines, that remnant that came from the island of Crete.

Referenced Verses

• Amos 9:7 : 7 'Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O people of Israel?' declares the Lord. 'Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?'
• Deut 2:23 : 23 And as for the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim, who came from Caphtor, destroyed them and settled in their place.
• Isa 20:6 : 6 On that day, the inhabitants of this coastland will say, 'See what has happened to those we relied on for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?'
• Amos 1:8-9 : 8 'I will cut off the inhabitants 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. 9 Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because they delivered up an entire population to Edom and did not remember their treaty of brotherhood.' 10 So I will send fire upon the wall of Tyre, and it will consume her palaces.
• Gen 10:13-14 : 13 Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, and Naphtuhim. 14 He also fathered Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came), and Caphtorim.
• Zech 9:2-5 : 2 Hamath, also, will border it; Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise. 3 Tyre has built herself a stronghold and heaped up silver like dust and gold like the dirt in the streets. 4 But the Lord will dispossess her and strike her power in the sea, and she will be consumed by fire. 5 Ashkelon will see it and be afraid; Gaza too, and will writhe in great anguish, and Ekron, because its hope will be disappointed. The king will perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon will no longer be inhabited.
• Luke 21:22 : 22 For these are days of vengeance, so that all that is written may be fulfilled.
• Josh 22:30 : 30 Phinehas the priest, the leaders of the congregation, and the heads of the clans of Israel who were with him heard the words spoken by the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the Manassites, and they were pleased.
• 1 Chr 1:12 : 12 Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came), and Caphtorim.
• Job 9:13 : 13 God will not turn back His anger; even the helpers of Rahab bowed beneath Him.
• Ps 37:13 : 13 The Lord laughs at him because He sees that his day is coming.
• Isa 10:3 : 3 What will you do on the day of punishment, when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth?
• Isa 23:1-9 : 1 This is a message concerning Tyre: Wail, you ships of Tarshish, for your harbor has been destroyed. The news has reached them from the land of Cyprus. 2 Be silent, you inhabitants of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose messengers cross over the sea. 3 On the great waters came the grain of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, its revenue; it was the marketplace of nations. 4 Be ashamed, Sidon, for the sea has spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, 'I have neither labored nor given birth; I have not raised young men or brought up virgins.' 5 When the news reaches Egypt, they will writhe in anguish at the report about Tyre. 6 Cross over to Tarshish; wail, you inhabitants of the coastland. 7 Is this your jubilant city, whose origins are from days long ago, whose feet carried her to settle far away? 8 Who has planned this against Tyre, the giver of crowns, whose merchants were princes, whose traders were honored in the earth? 9 The LORD of Hosts has planned it, to defile the pride of all glory, to humble all who are honored on the earth. 10 Overflow your land like the Nile, O daughter of Tarshish; there is no longer any harbor restraining you. 11 He has stretched out His hand over the sea; He has made kingdoms tremble. The LORD has commanded for Canaan to be destroyed, and her strongholds laid waste. 12 He has said, 'You will no longer rejoice, O oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon. Rise, cross over to Cyprus; even there you will find no rest.' 13 Behold the land of the Chaldeans—this is the people that was not; Assyria established it as a refuge for wild creatures. They set up its siege towers, stripped its palaces bare, and made it a ruin. 14 Wail, you ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is destroyed. 15 On that day, Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years, the span of a king’s lifetime. At the end of seventy years, Tyre will be like the song of a prostitute. 16 Take up a harp, go about the city, you forgotten prostitute. Play skillfully, sing many songs, so that you may be remembered. 17 At the end of seventy years, the LORD will attend to Tyre. She will return to her hire and will prostitute herself to all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth. 18 Yet her merchandise and her hire will be consecrated to the LORD; it will not be stored or hoarded, but it will provide for those who live in the presence of the LORD—for abundant food and fine clothing.
• Isa 31:8 : 8 Then Assyria will fall by a sword not wielded by man, and a sword not wielded by humans will devour them. They will flee from the sword, and their young men will be put into forced labor.
• Jer 25:20-22 : 20 All the mixed peoples and all the kings of the land of Uz; all the kings of the Philistine cities: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod. 21 Edom, Moab, and the sons of Ammon. 22 All the kings of Tyre and all the kings of Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea.
• Jer 46:10 : 10 For that day belongs to the Lord, the Lord of Hosts— a day of vengeance to avenge his foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, till it is drunk with their blood. For the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the Euphrates River.
• Ezek 7:5-7 : 5 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Disaster! An unheard-of disaster is coming. 6 The end has come! The end has come; it has awakened against you. Look! It is here. 7 Doom has come upon you, you who live in the land. The time has come; the day is near. There is panic instead of joy on the mountains.
• Ezek 7:12 : 12 The time has come, the day has arrived. Let not the buyer rejoice nor the seller mourn, for wrath is upon the whole crowd.
• Ezek 21:25 : 25 Mark out a road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites and against Judah, into fortified Jerusalem.
• Ezek 21:29 : 29 Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you have brought your guilt to remembrance by exposing your transgressions for all to see—your sins revealed in all your actions—because you have been brought to mind, you will be captured.
• Ezek 25:16 : 16 therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am about to stretch out my hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant living on the coast.
• Ezek 26:1-9 : 1 In the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying: 2 Son of man, because Tyre has said concerning Jerusalem, 'Aha! The gateway of the peoples is broken; it has turned to me. I will be filled now that she lies in ruins.' 3 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Behold, I am against you, Tyre, and I will bring many nations against you, like the sea bringing up its waves.' 4 They will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will scrape away her soil and leave her as bare rock. 5 She will become a drying place for fishing nets in the midst of the sea, for I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD. She will become plunder for the nations. 6 Also, her villages in the countryside will be slaughtered by the sword. Then they will know that I am the LORD. 7 For this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Behold, I will bring against Tyre Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, from the north. He is a king of kings, with horses, chariots, horsemen, a great assembly, and a large army.' 8 'Your villages in the countryside will be killed by the sword, and he will build siege walls against you, raise a siege ramp against you, and set up a shield wall against you.' 9 'He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls, and he will demolish your towers with his weapons.' 10 'The dust from his many horses will cover you. The noise of the horsemen, the wheels, and the chariots will make your walls shake when he enters your gates like warriors entering a breached city.' 11 'With the hooves of his horses, he will trample all your streets. He will kill your people with the sword, and your mighty pillars will collapse to the ground.' 12 'They will plunder your wealth and loot your merchandise. They will break down your walls and destroy your luxurious homes. They will throw your stones, timber, and rubble into the sea.' 13 'I will silence the noise of your songs, and the sound of your harps will no longer be heard.' 14 'I will make you a bare rock, a place for spreading fishing nets. You will never be rebuilt, for I, the LORD, have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.' 15 This is what the Lord GOD says to Tyre: 'Won't the coastlands tremble at the sound of your downfall, when the wounded groan and slaughter takes place within you?' 16 Then all the princes of the sea will step down from their thrones. They will remove their robes and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed in trembling, they will sit on the ground, shuddering continually, appalled at you. 17 They will take up a lament over you and say to you: 'How you have perished, you who were inhabited by people of the seas, the renowned city, strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, who spread terror among all who lived there.' 18 Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your fall; the islands in the sea are dismayed by your demise. 19 For this is what the Lord GOD says: 'When I make you a desolate city, like cities that are no longer inhabited, and when I bring the deep over you and the mighty waters cover you,' 20 'then I will bring you down with those who descend to the pit, to the people of old. I will make you dwell in the lower parts of the earth, among the ruins of antiquity, along with those who go down to the pit, so that you will not be lived in again. And I will display my glory in the land of the living.' 21 'I will bring you to a horrible end and you will no longer exist. Though you are sought, you will never be found again,' declares the Lord GOD.
• Ezek 30:8 : 8 Then they will know that I am the Lord when I set fire to Egypt, and all her allies are broken.
• Hos 9:7 : 7 The days of punishment have come; the days of recompense have arrived—let Israel know it! The prophet is called foolish, the inspired man is viewed as insane, because of the magnitude of your sin and great hostility.
• Joel 3:4-8 : 4 Now, what have you against me, Tyre and Sidon and all the regions of Philistia? Are you repaying me for something I have done? If you are repaying me, I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your own heads. 5 For you took my silver and my gold and carried my precious treasures into your temples. 6 You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, removing them far from their own territory. 7 Behold, I am going to arouse them from the place where you sold them, and I will return your recompense upon your own heads. 8 I will sell your sons and daughters to the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, a distant nation. The LORD has spoken.