Jeremiah 47:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before Pharaoh struck Gaza.

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  • Jer 25:20 : 20 And all the mixed people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,
  • Gen 10:19 : 19 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as you go to Gerar, unto Gaza; as you go, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.
  • 1 Kgs 4:24 : 24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side of the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side of the River: and he had peace on all sides around him.
  • Zech 9:5-7 : 5 Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron, for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited. 6 A mixed race shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. 7 I will take away his blood from his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he who remains, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be like a governor in Judah, and Ekron like a Jebusite.
  • Exod 25:15-17 : 15 The poles shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it. 16 And you shall put into the ark the testimony which I will give you. 17 And you shall make a mercy seat of pure gold: two and a half cubits shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its width.
  • Amos 1:6-8 : 6 Thus says the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom: 7 But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour its palaces: 8 And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon, and I will turn My hand against Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, says the Lord GOD.
  • Zeph 2:4-7 : 4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at noonday, and Ekron shall be uprooted. 5 Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, the nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will destroy you, so there shall be no inhabitant. 6 And the seacoast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks. 7 And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed there: in the houses of Ashkelon they shall lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.

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  • Amos 1:6-8
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    6 Thus says the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:

    7 But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour its palaces:

    8 And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon, and I will turn My hand against Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, says the Lord GOD.

  • Jer 46:1-2
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    1 The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the nations;

    2 Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah.

  • 8 He struck the Philistines, even to Gaza and its borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.

  • Jer 37:5-7
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    5 Then Pharaoh's army came out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who besieged Jerusalem heard news of them, they departed from Jerusalem.

    6 Then the word of the LORD came to the prophet Jeremiah, saying,

    7 'Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Thus shall you say to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of me: Behold, Pharaoh's army, which has come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt, to their own land.

  • 5 Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron, for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.

  • Jer 47:4-5
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    4 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.

    5 Baldness has come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long will you cut yourself?

  • 3 From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even to the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted as Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:

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    15 Thus says the Lord GOD; Because the Philistines have acted by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a spiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred;

    16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out my hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.

  • 2 Thus says 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 in it; the city, and those who dwell in it: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall wail.

  • Zeph 2:4-5
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    4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at noonday, and Ekron shall be uprooted.

    5 Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, the nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will destroy you, so there shall be no inhabitant.

  • 13 The word that the LORD spoke to Jeremiah the prophet, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon would come and strike the land of Egypt.

  • 1 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews who live in the land of Egypt, who live at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying,

  • 47 Ashdod with its towns and villages, Gaza with its towns and villages, to the river of Egypt, and the Great Sea with its coastlands:

  • 34 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,

  • 8 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

  • 1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

  • 18 Also Judah took Gaza with its territory, and Askelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory.

  • 1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth under his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem and all its cities, saying,

  • 20 And all the mixed people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,

  • 25 And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him, and struck the Philistines from Geba until you come to Gezer.

  • 1 Sam 4:7-8
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    7 And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe to us! for such a thing has not happened before.

    8 Woe to us! who shall deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods that struck the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.

  • 1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

  • 1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

  • 7 And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.

  • 1 The word that the LORD spoke against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet.

  • 1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

  • 41 And Joshua conquered them from Kadesh Barnea as far as Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even as far as Gibeon.

  • 1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, came this word to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

  • 26 Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is desert.

  • 12 Then came the word of the LORD to Jeremiah, saying,

  • 31 Howl, O gate; cry, O city; you, whole Philistia, are dissolved: for there will come from the north a smoke, and none will be alone in his appointed times.

  • 1 Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they are robbing the threshing floors.

  • 1 Now after this, it came to pass that David struck the Philistines and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

  • 14 The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Philistia.

  • 7 How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD has given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the seashore? There He has appointed it.

  • 19 And the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying,

  • 1 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.

  • 11 And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans had broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army,

  • 12 Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

  • 18 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, Ajalon, and Gederoth, Shocho with its villages, Timnah with its villages, Gimzo also and its villages, and they dwelt there.

  • 48 When the Philistine arose and came near to meet David, David hurried and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.