Jeremiah 47:4

Jeremiah 47:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines and to remove all survivors who could help Tyre and Sidon. The Lord is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.
• English Standard Version (ESV)because of the day that is coming to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper that remains. For the Lord is destroying the Philistines, the remnant of the coastland of Caphtor.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Because of the day that comes to plunder all the Philistines, To cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper who remains; For the Lord shall plunder the Philistines, The remnant of the country of Caphtor.

Context of Jeremiah 47:4

2Thus says the Lord: “Behold, waters are going to rise from the north And become an overflowing torrent, And overflow the land and all its fullness, The city and those who live in it; And the men will cry out, And every inhabitant of the land will wail. 3Because of the noise of the galloping hoofs of his stallions, The tumult of his chariots, and the rumbling of his wheels, The fathers have not turned back for their children, Because of the limpness of their hands, On account of the day that is coming To destroy all the Philistines, To cut off from Tyre and Sidon Every ally that is left; For the Lord is going to destroy the Philistines, The remnant of the coastland of Caphtor. 5Baldness has come upon Gaza; Ashkelon has been ruined. O remnant of their valley, How long will you gash yourself? 6Ah, sword of the Lord, How long will you not be quiet? Withdraw into your sheath; Be at rest and stay still.

Jeremiah 47:4 word by word

עַל־הַיּ֗וֹם הַבָּא֙ לִשְׁד֣וֹד אֶת־כָּל־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים לְהַכְרִ֤ית לְצֹר֙ וּלְצִיד֔וֹן כֹּ֖ל שָׂרִ֣יד עֹזֵ֑ר כִּֽי־שֹׁדֵ֤ד יְהוָה֙ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים שְׁאֵרִ֖ית אִ֥י כַפְתּֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

• On accountעַל‛al · uponH5921
• of the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• that is comingבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• destroyשָׁדַדshâdad · to ruinH7703
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• To cutכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• Tyreצֹרtsôr tsôr · TyreH6865
• and Sidonצִידוֹןtsîydôn tsîydôn · SidonH6721
• allyעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826
• that is leftשָׂרִידώârîyd · survivorH8300
• For the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• The remnantשְׁאֵרִיתshe'êrîyth · remnantH7611
• of the coastlandאִי'îy · coastlandH339
• Caphtorכַּפְתּוֹרkaphtôr kaphtôr · CaphtorH3731

Cross-references for Jeremiah 47:4

• Jeremiah 46:10For that day belongs to the Lord God of hosts, A day of vengeance, so as to avenge Himself on His foes; And the sword will devour and be satiated And drink its fill of their blood; For there will be a slaughter for the Lord God of hosts, In the land of the north by the river Euphrates.
• Psalms 37:13The Lord laughs at him, For He sees his day is coming.
• Isaiah 10:3Now what will you do in the day of punishment, And in the devastation which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? And where will you leave your wealth?
• Ezekiel 7:5“Thus says the Lord God, ‘A disaster, unique disaster, behold it is coming!
• Ezekiel 21:25And you, O slain, wicked one, the prince of Israel, whose day has come, in the time of the punishment of the end,’
• Hosea 9:7The days of punishment have come, The days of retribution have come; Let Israel know this! The prophet is a fool, The inspired man is demented, Because of the grossness of your iniquity, And because your hostility is so great.
• Luke 21:22because these are days of vengeance, so that all things which are written will be fulfilled.
• Jeremiah 25:20and all the foreign people, all the kings of the land of Uz, all the kings of the land of the Philistines (even Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron and the remnant of Ashdod);
• Isaiah 23:1The oracle concerning Tyre. Wail, O ships of Tarshish, For Tyre is destroyed, without house or harbor; It is reported to them from the land of Cyprus.
• Ezekiel 26:1Now in the eleventh year, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me saying,
• Joel 3:4Moreover, what are you to Me, O Tyre, Sidon and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering Me a recompense? But if you do recompense Me, swiftly and speedily I will return your recompense on your head.
• Amos 1:9Thus says the Lord, “For three transgressions of Tyre and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they delivered up an entire population to Edom And did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.
• Zechariah 9:2And Hamath also, which borders on it; Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.
• Job 9:13“God will not turn back His anger; Beneath Him crouch the helpers of Rahab.
• Isaiah 20:6So the inhabitants of this coastland will say in that day, ‘Behold, such is our hope, where we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria; and we, how shall we escape?’”
• Isaiah 31:8And the Assyrian will fall by a sword not of man, And a sword not of man will devour him. So he will not escape the sword, And his young men will become forced laborers.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 47:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4To spoil all the Philistines - These people, of whom there were five seignories, occupied the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, to the south of the Phoenicians. Tyrus and Zidon - Places sufficiently remarkable both in the Old and New Testament, and in profane history. They belonged to the Phoenicians; and at this time were depending on the succor of their allies, the Philistines. But their expectation was cut off. The remnant of the country of Caphtor…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Because of the day that cometh to spoil - “Because” the day has come “to devastate.” The Philistines are called Tyre‘s remaining (i. e., last) helper, because all besides who could have assisted her have already succumbed to the Chaldaean power. The judgment upon Philistia was in connection with that upon Tyre, and it was fulfilled by expeditions sent out by Nebuchadnezzar under him lieutenants to ravage the country and supply his main army with…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4For the day has come to destroy: The Lord decided what would happen and when events would occur. The Philistines arrived in the southeastern coastal areas from the island of Crete between 1200 and 1100 BC. The northern cities, Tyre and Sidon, were colonized around the same time by distant relatives of the Philistines who mixed with the native Canaanites.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. every helper--The Philistines, being neighbors to the Phoenicians of Tyre and Sidon, would naturally make common cause with them in the case of invasion. These cities would have no helper left when the Philistines should be destroyed. Caphtor--the Caphtorim and Philistines both came from Mizraim (Ge 10:13, 14). The Philistines are said to have been delivered by God from Caphtor (Am 9:7). Perhaps before the time of Moses they dwelt near and were…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 47:4

• Caphtorim
• Philistines
• Sidon
• Tyre

In the dictionaries

• Philistines
• Caphtor
• Island
• Phenicia
• Prophecy
• Rumbling
• Zidon
• Caphtor; Caphtorim
• Coast
• Country

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