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| [1]The words of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet, against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza. |
[1]The words 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 as a swelling flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein, and the cities with them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl, |
[2]Thus saith the Lord, Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be as a swelling flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein, and the cities with them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl, |
| [3]At the noise and stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the noise of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels: the fathers shall not look back to their children, for feebleness of hands, |
[3]At the noise and stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the noise of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels: the fathers shall not look back to their children, for feebleness of hands, |
| [4]Because of the day that cometh to destroy all the Philistines, and to destroy Tyre, and Sidon, and all the rest that take their part: for the Lord will destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor. |
[4]Because of the day that cometh to destroy all the Philistines, and to destroy Tyre, and Sidon, and all the rest that take their part: for the Lord will destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor. |
| [5]Baldness is come upon Gaza: Ashkelon is cut up with the rest of their valleys. How long wilt thou thyself? |
[5]Baldness is come upon Gaza: Ashkelon is cut up with the rest of their valleys. How long wilt thou thyself? |
| [6]O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be or thou cease! Turn again into thy scabbard, rest and be still. |
[6]O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be or thou cease! Turn again into thy scabbard, rest and be still. |
| [7]How can it cease, seeing the Lord hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea bank? Even there hath he appointed it. |
[7]How can it cease, seeing the Lord hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea bank? Even there hath he appointed it. |