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

2This is what the Lord says: “Behold, waters are going to rise from the north And become an overflowing torrent, And overflow the land and everything that is in it, The city and those who live in it; And the people will cry out, And every inhabitant of the land will wail. 3Because of the noise of the galloping hoofs of his stallions, The roar of his chariots, and the rumbling of his wheels, The fathers have not turned back for their children, Because of the debility of their hands, Because of the day that is coming To destroy all the Philistines, To eliminate from Tyre and Sidon Every surviving ally; For the Lord is going to destroy the Philistines, The remnant of the coastland of Caphtor. 5Baldness has come upon Gaza; Ashkelon has been destroyed. 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; 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

• Becauseעַל‛al · uponH5921
• of the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• that is comingבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• destroyשָׁדַדshâdad · to ruinH7703
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• To eliminateכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• Tyreצֹרtsôr tsôr · TyreH6865
• and Sidonצִידוֹןtsîydôn tsîydôn · SidonH6721
• survivingשָׂרִידώârîyd · survivorH8300
• allyעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826
• 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 armies, A day of vengeance, so as to avenge Himself on His foes; And the sword will devour and be satisfied, And drink its fill of their blood; For there will be a slaughter for the Lord God of armies, In the land of the north at the river Euphrates.
• Psalms 37:13The Lord laughs at him, For He sees that 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“This is what the Lord God says: ‘A disaster, a unique disaster, behold, it is coming!
• Ezekiel 21:25And you, 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 person is insane, Because of the grossness of your wrongdoing, And because your hostility is so great.
• Luke 21:22because these are days of punishment, so that all things which have been written will be fulfilled.
• Jeremiah 25:20and to all the foreign people, all the kings of the land of Uz, all the kings of the land of the Philistines (that is, Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod);
• Isaiah 23:1The pronouncement concerning Tyre: Wail, you 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, Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you repaying Me with retribution? But if you are showing Me retribution, swiftly and speedily I will return your retribution on your head!
• Amos 1:9This is what the Lord says: “For three offenses of Tyre, and for four, I will not revoke its punishment, Because they turned an entire population over 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 the helpers of Rahab cower.
• Isaiah 20:6So the inhabitants of this coastland will say on that day, ‘Behold, such is our hope, where we fled for help to be saved from the king of Assyria; and how are we ourselves to escape?’”
• Isaiah 31:8And the Assyrian will fall by a sword not wielded by a 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