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Jeremiah 47:4
4For the day is coming to devastate all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. For Adonai will destroy the Philistines, the rest of the island of Caphtor.
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 Adonai: “Look, waters rising from the north will become an overflowing torrent, and overflow the land and all in it, the city and those dwelling in it and the men will cry, and every inhabitant of the land wail. 3The noise— the stomping hooves of his stallions, the rumbling of his chariots, the reverberation of his wheels! Fathers will not turn back for their children because of their limp hands. For the day is coming to devastate all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. For Adonai will destroy the Philistines, the rest of the island of Caphtor. 5Baldness has come upon Gaza, Ashkelon is ruined. O remnant of their valley, how long will you gash yourself? 6O sword of Adonai, how long until you are quiet? Go back into your sheath, rest and be still.
Read all of Jeremiah 47Jeremiah 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- Because of the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- that comethבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- to spoilשָׁדַדshâdad · to ruinH7703
- all the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
- to cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
- from Tyrusצֹרtsôr tsôr · TyreH6865
- and Zidonצִידוֹןtsîydôn tsîydôn · SidonH6721
- every helperעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826
- that remainethשָׂרִידώârîyd · survivorH8300
- for the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- the remnantשְׁאֵרִיתshe'êrîyth · remnantH7611
- of the countryאִי'îy · coastlandH339
- of Caphtorכַּפְתּוֹרkaphtôr kaphtôr · CaphtorH3731
Cross-references for Jeremiah 47:4
- Jeremiah 46:10For that day belongs to my Lord Adonai-Tzva’ot, as a day of vengeance, to avenge Himself against His foes. The sword will devour and be satisfied and will drink its fill of their blood. For it will be a sacrifice for my Lord Adonai-Tzva’ot, in the northern land by the river Euphrates.
- Psalms 37:13The Lord laughs at him— for He sees his day is coming.
- Isaiah 10:3What will you do in the day of visitation, when desolation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
- Ezekiel 7:5Thus says Adonai Elohim: An evil, a singular evil, behold, it comes.
- Ezekiel 21:25You are to mark out a way, so the sword can come to Rabbah of the children of Ammon and to Judah in fortified Jerusalem.
- Hosea 9:7The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have come. Let Israel know! The prophet is a fool; the man of the spirit is mad! For great is your iniquity and great the hostility.
- Luke 21:22For these are the days of punishment, to fulfill all that has been written.
- Jeremiah 25:20and all the mingled people, all the kings of the land of Uz, all the kings of the land of the Philistines, Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
- Isaiah 23:1The burden of Tyre. Wail, ships of Tarshish! For Tyre is destroyed. There is no house and no harbor. From the land of Cyprus, it was revealed to them.
- Ezekiel 26:1On the first day of the month in the eleventh year, the word of Adonai came to me saying:
- Joel 3:4The sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the great and awesome day of Adonai comes.
- Amos 1:9Thus says Adonai: For three crimes of Tyre, even for four, I will not relent. For they gave an entire population over to Edom, and did not remember the covenant of brothers.
- Zechariah 9:2and also upon Hamath bordering it, and upon Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.
- Job 9:13“God does not restrain His anger; under Him the helpers of Rahab cower.
- Isaiah 20:6Then the inhabitants of the coastland will say in that day, ‘Look, such is our hope—there we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria! Now, how will we escape?’”
- Isaiah 31:8“Then Assyria will fall, not by a sword of man, so a sword not of man will devour him and he will flee from the sword. His young men will be put to forced labor.
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
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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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