Jeremiah 47

1 which to be word LORD to(wards) Jeremiah [the] prophet to(wards) Philistine in/on/with before to smite Pharaoh [obj] Gaza

Yahweh gave to the prophet Jeremiah a message about the people of Philistia. [The message was given to me] before Gaza [city in Philistia] was captured by [the army of] Egypt.

2 thus to say LORD behold water to ascend: rise from north and to be to/for torrent: river to overflow and to overflow land: country/planet and fullness her city and to dwell in/on/with her and to cry out [the] man and to wail all to dwell [the] land: country/planet

This is what Yahweh said: “[An army] [MET] will be coming from the northeast that will cover the land like a flood. They will destroy the land and everything in it; [they will destroy] people and cities. People will scream; everyone in the land will wail.

3 from voice: sound stamping hoof mighty: stallion his from quaking to/for chariot his crowd wheel his not to turn father to(wards) son: child from feebleness hand

[They will hear] the sound of the hooves of the [enemy] horses, and [they will hear] the rumble/noise of the wheels [of their enemies’] chariots. Men [will run away; ] they will not stop to help their children; they will be completely weak and helpless [MTY].

4 upon [the] day [the] to come (in): come to/for to ruin [obj] all Philistine to/for to cut: eliminate to/for Tyre and to/for Sidon all survivor to help for to ruin LORD [obj] Philistine remnant coastland Caphtor

It will be the time for all the people of Philistia to be destroyed, and the time to prevent the remaining soldiers from helping [the people of] Tyre and Sidon [cities]. [I, ] Yahweh, will get rid of the people of Philistia, those whose ancestors [long ago] came from Crete [island].

5 to come (in): come bald spot to(wards) Gaza to cease Ashkelon remnant valley their till how to cut

[The people of] Gaza will be humiliated; they will shave off all the hair on their heads [to indicate that they are ashamed]. The [people of] [city] will all be silent [because they will be mourning]. [All you people who live] along the coast [of the Mediterranean Sea] who are still alive, how long [RHQ] will you gash yourselves [because you are mourning]?”

6 woe! sword to/for LORD till where? not to quiet to gather to(wards) razor your to rest and to silence: stationary

[The people of Philistia say, ] “Yahweh, when [RHQ] will you [tell our enemies to stop killing us with] [PRS] their swords? Tell them to [PRS] put them back into their sheaths and keep them there!”

7 how? to quiet and LORD to command to/for her to(wards) Ashkelon and to(wards) coast [the] sea there to appoint her

But it would not be right [RHQ] for their swords to stay there, because Yahweh has commanded their enemies [to do something more]; Yahweh intends to tell them to attack [all the people living in] Ashkelon and [in other cities] along the coast.