The word of the LORD
that came to Jeremiah
the prophet
against the Philistines
, before that Pharaoh
smote
Gaza
.
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
.
At the noise of the stamping
of the hoofs
of his strong
horses , at the rushing
of his chariots
, and at the rumbling
of his wheels
, the fathers
shall not look back
to their children
for feebleness
of hands
;
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
.
Baldness is come
upon Gaza
; Ashkelon
is cut off
with the remnant
of their valley
: how long wilt thou cut
thyself?
O thou sword
of the LORD
, how long will it be ere
thou be quiet
? put up
thyself into thy scabbard
, rest
, and be still
.
How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD
hath given it a charge
against Ashkelon
, and against the sea
shore
? there hath he appointed
it.