Berean Standard Bible
Jeremiah 47
(Zephaniah 2:4–7)
1This is the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834cameהָיָ֧הha.YahH1961toאֶל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030aboutאֶל־'el-H413the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430beforeבְּטֶ֛רֶםbe.Te.remH2962Pharaohפַרְעֹ֖הfar.'OhH6547אֶת־'et-H853struck downיַכֶּ֥הya.KehH5221Gazaעַזָּֽה׃ ס'a.ZahH5804.
2This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “See howהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009the watersמַ֜יִםMa.yimH4325are risingעֹלִ֤ים'o.LimH5927from the northמִצָּפוֹן֙mi.tza.fOnH6828and becomingוְהָיוּ֙ve.ha.YuH1961an overflowingשׁוֹטֵ֔ףsho.TefH7857torrentלְנַ֣חַלle.Na.chalH5158.They will overflowוְיִשְׁטְפוּ֙ve.yish.te.FuH7857the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776and its fullnessוּמְלוֹאָ֔הּu.me.lo.'AhH4393,the citiesעִ֖יר'irH5892and their inhabitantsוְיֹ֣שְׁבֵיve.Yo.she.veiH3427.The peopleהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120will cry outוְזָֽעֲקוּ֙ve.za.'a.KuH2199,and allכֹּ֖לkolH3605who dwellיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427in the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776will wailוְהֵילִ֕לve.hei.LilH3213
3at the soundמִקּ֗וֹלmi.KolH6963of the gallopingשַֽׁעֲטַת֙sha.'a.TatH8161hoovesפַּרְס֣וֹתpar.SotH6541of stallionsאַבִּירָ֔יו'a.bi.RavH47,the rumblingמֵרַ֣עַשׁme.Ra.'ashH7494of chariotsלְרִכְבּ֔וֹle.rikh.BoH7393,and the clatterהֲמ֖וֹןha.MonH1995of their wheelsגַּלְגִּלָּ֑יוgal.gi.LavH1534.The fathersאָבוֹת֙'a.VotH1will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808turn backהִפְנ֤וּhif.NuH6437forאֶל־'el-H413their sonsבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121;their handsיָדָֽיִם׃ya.Da.yimH3027will hang limpמֵֽרִפְי֖וֹןme.rif.YonH7510.
4Forעַל־'al-H5921the dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117has comeהַבָּא֙ha.Ba'H935to destroyלִשְׁד֣וֹדlish.DodH7703אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,to cut offלְהַכְרִ֤יתle.hakh.RitH3772from Tyreלְצֹר֙le.TzorH6865and Sidonוּלְצִיד֔וֹןu.le.tzi.DonH6721everyכֹּ֖לkolH3605remainingשָׂרִ֣ידsa.RidH8300allyעֹזֵ֑ר'o.ZerH5826.Indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588,the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853is about to destroyשֹׁדֵ֤דsho.DedH7703the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611from the coastsאִ֥י'iH339of Caphtorכַפְתּֽוֹר׃khaf.TorH3731.
5אֶל־'el-H413The people of Gazaעַזָּ֔ה'a.ZahH5804will shave their heads in mourningקָרְחָה֙ka.re.ChahH7144בָּ֤אָהBa.'ahH935;Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֖וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831will be silencedנִדְמְתָ֥הnid.me.TahH1820.O remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of their valleyעִמְקָ֑ם'im.KamH6010,how longעַד־ מָתַ֖י'ad- ma.TaiH5704H4970will you gash yourselfתִּתְגּוֹדָֽדִי׃ סtit.go.Da.diH1413?
6‘Alasה֗וֹיHoH1945,O swordחֶ֚רֶבChe.revH2719of the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,how longעַד־ אָ֖נָה'ad- 'A.nahH5704H575until you restלֹ֣א תִשְׁקֹ֑טִיlo' tish.Ko.tiH3808H8252?Returnהֵאָֽסְפִי֙he.'a.se.FiH622toH408your sheathתַּעְרֵ֔ךְta'.RekhH8593;ceaseהֵרָגְעִ֖יhe.ra.ge.'IH7280and be stillוָדֹֽמִּי׃va.Do.miH1826!’
7Howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349can it restתִּשְׁקֹ֔טִיtish.Ko.tiH8252when the LORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068has commandedצִוָּה־tzi.vah-H6680it?He has appointed itיְעָדָֽהּ׃ סye.'a.DahH3259againstאֶֽל־'el-H413Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֛וֹן וְאֶל־'ash.ke.Lon ve.'el-H831H413and the shoreח֥וֹףChofH2348of its coastlandהַיָּ֖ם שָׁ֥םhai.Yam shamH3220H8033.”
Commentaries on Jeremiah 47
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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