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1 法老 攻擊 迦薩 之先，有 耶和華 論 非利士人 的話 臨 到 先知 耶利米。
2 耶和華 如此 說： 有水 從北方 發起，成為 漲溢的 河，要漲過 遍地 和其中所有的，並城 和其中 所住的。人 必呼喊；境內 的居民 都 必哀號。
3 聽見敵人壯 馬 蹄跳 的響聲 和戰車 隆隆、車輪 轟轟；為父 的手 就發軟，不 回頭 看顧 兒女。
4 因為 日子 將到，要毀滅 一切 非利士人，剪除 幫助 泰爾、西頓 所 剩下的人。原來 耶和華 必毀滅 非利士人，就是迦斐託 海島 餘剩的人。
5 迦薩 成了 光禿；平原中 所剩的 亞實基倫 歸於無有。你用刀劃身，要到 幾時呢？
6 耶和華的 刀劍 哪，你到 幾時 才 止息呢？你要入 鞘，安靖 不動。
7 耶和華 既吩咐 你 攻擊 亞實基倫 和 海 邊 之地，他已經派定你，焉能 止息呢？
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this short oracle directed against?
It's a prophecy against the Philistines, delivered before Pharaoh's army struck Gaza, warning of an overflowing flood coming from the north that will devastate the land (verses 1-2).
What happens to Gaza and Ashkelon in this chapter?
Baldness comes upon Gaza and Ashkelon is cut off, with the prophet asking how long it will cut itself in mourning - imagery continued in the following oracle against Moab in Jeremiah 48:37 (verse 5).
What does the 'sword of the LORD' imagery mean at the end of the chapter?
The prophet addresses the sword directly, asking it to rest and be still, but concludes it cannot because the LORD himself has given it a charge against Ashkelon and the seacoast (verses 6-7).
Today's Verse
but there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and he hath made known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these:
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