Jeremiah 47:2

Jeremiah 47:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.
• New International Version (NIV)This is what the Lord says: “See how the waters are rising in the north; they will become an overflowing torrent. They will overflow the land and everything in it, the towns and those who live in them. The people will cry out; all who dwell in the land will wail
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Thus says the Lord: Behold, waters are rising out of the north, and shall become an overflowing torrent; they shall overflow the land and all that fills it, the city and those who dwell in it. Men shall cry out, and every inhabitant of the land shall wail.
• New Living Translation (NLT)This is what the Lord says: “A flood is coming from the north to overflow the land. It will destroy the land and everything in it— cities and people alike. People will scream in terror, and everyone in the land will wail.

Context of Jeremiah 47:2

1The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before Pharaoh attacked Gaza. Thus says the Lord: “Behold, waters rise out of the north, And shall be an overflowing flood; They shall overflow the land and all that is in it, The city and those who dwell within; Then the men shall cry, And all the inhabitants of the land shall wail. 3At the noise of the stamping hooves of his strong horses, At the rushing of his chariots, At the rumbling of his wheels, The fathers will not look back for their children, Lacking courage, 4Because 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.

Jeremiah 47:2 word by word

כֹּ֣ה׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה הִנֵּה־מַ֜יִם עֹלִ֤ים מִצָּפוֹן֙ וְהָיוּ֙ לְנַ֣חַל שׁוֹטֵ֔ף וְיִשְׁטְפוּ֙ אֶ֣רֶץ וּמְלוֹאָ֔הּ עִ֖יר וְיֹ֣שְׁבֵי בָ֑הּ וְזָֽעֲקוּ֙ הָֽאָדָ֔ם וְהֵילִ֕ל כֹּ֖ל יוֹשֵׁ֥ב הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Behold, watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• rise upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• out of the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• and shall be an overflowingשָׁטַףshâţaph · to overflowH7857
• floodנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and all that is thereinמְלֹאmelô' melô' melô · fullnessH4393
• the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and them that dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• therein: then the menאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• shall cryזָעַקzâ‛aq · to cry outH2199
• shall howlיָלַלyâlal · to wailH3213

Cross-references for Jeremiah 47:2

• Jeremiah 46:7“Who is this coming up like a flood, Whose waters move like the rivers?
• Isaiah 8:7Now therefore, behold, the Lord brings up over them The waters of the River, strong and mighty— The king of Assyria and all his glory; He will go up over all his channels And go over all his banks.
• Isaiah 28:17Also I will make justice the measuring line, And righteousness the plummet; The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, And the waters will overflow the hiding place.
• Isaiah 59:19So shall they fear The name of the Lord from the west, And His glory from the rising of the sun; When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him.
• Daniel 11:22With the force of a flood they shall be swept away from before him and be broken, and also the prince of the covenant.
• Amos 9:5The Lord God of hosts, He who touches the earth and it melts, And all who dwell there mourn; All of it shall swell like the River, And subside like the River of Egypt.
• Nahum 1:8But with an overflowing flood He will make an utter end of its place, And darkness will pursue His enemies.
• Revelation 12:15So the serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood.
• Revelation 17:1Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters,
• Jeremiah 1:14Then the Lord said to me: “Out of the north calamity shall break forth On all the inhabitants of the land.
• Jeremiah 46:6“Do not let the swift flee away, Nor the mighty man escape; They will stumble and fall Toward the north, by the River Euphrates.
• Jeremiah 8:16The snorting of His horses was heard from Dan. The whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of His strong ones; For they have come and devoured the land and all that is in it, The city and those who dwell in it.”
• Psalms 24:1The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein.
• Psalms 50:12“If I were hungry, I would not tell you; For the world is Mine, and all its fullness.
• Psalms 96:11Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; Let the sea roar, and all its fullness;
• Psalms 98:7Let the sea roar, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell in it;

Commentaries on Jeremiah 47:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Waters rise up out of the north - Waters is a common prophetic image for a multitude of people. The north here, as in other places of this prophecy, means Chaldea.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Waters rise up - A metaphor for the assembling of an army (compare the marginal references). Out of the north - The Chaldaean army must cross the Euphrates at Carchemish. An overflowing flood - Or, “torrent.” To understand the metaphors of the Bible we must keep the natural phenomena of the country in mind. In Palestine rivers are torrents, dashing furiously along in the rainy seasons, and dry, or nearly so, in the summer. All that is therein - The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2an overflowing torrent: This metaphor describes the Babylonian armies moving into the coastal area. This began in 609 BC and peaked in 605 BC (compare Jeremiah 1:11–14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. waters--(Is 8:7). The Chaldeans from the north are compared to the overwhelming waters of their own Euphrates. The smiting of Gaza was to be only the prelude of a greater disaster to the Philistines. Nebuzara-dan was left by Nebuchadnezzar, after he had taken Jerusalem, to subdue the rest of the adjoining cities and country.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Rumbling
• Ephai
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah (2)

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