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1. Before the king of Egypt attacked the city of Gaza, the Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah the prophet. This message is to the Philistine people.
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1. The word H1697 of the LORD H3068 that H834 came H1961 to H413 Jeremiah H3414 the prophet H5030 against H413 the Philistines H6430 , before H2962 that Pharaoh H6547 smote H5221 H853 Gaza H5804 .
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2. This is what the Lord says: "See, the enemy is gathering in the north like rising waters. They will become like an overflowing stream and will cover the whole country like a flood, even the towns and the people living in them. Everyone living in that country will cry for help; the people will cry painfully.
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2. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 ; Behold H2009 , waters H4325 rise up H5927 out of the north H4480 H6828 , and shall be H1961 an overflowing H7857 flood H5158 , and shall overflow H7857 the land H776 , and all H4393 that is therein ; the city H5892 , and them that dwell H3427 therein : then the men H120 shall cry H2199 , and all H3605 the inhabitants H3427 of the land H776 shall howl H3213 .
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3. They will hear the sound of the running horses and the noisy chariots and the rumbling chariot wheels. Parents will not help their children to safety, because they will be too weak to help.
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3. At the noise H4480 H6963 of the stamping H8161 of the hooves H6541 of his strong H47 horses , at the rushing H4480 H7494 of his chariots H7393 , and at the rumbling H1995 of his wheels H1534 , the fathers H1 shall not H3808 look back H6437 to H413 their children H1121 for feebleness H4480 H7510 of hands H3027 ;
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4. The time has come to destroy all the Philistines. It is time to destroy all who are left alive who could help the cities of Tyre and Sidon. The Lord will soon destroy the Philistines, those left alive from the island of Crete.
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4. Because of H5921 the day H3117 that cometh H935 to spoil H7703 H853 all H3605 the Philistines H6430 , and to cut off H3772 from Tyrus H6865 and Zidon H6721 every H3605 helper H5826 that remaineth H8300 : for H3588 the LORD H3068 will spoil H7703 H853 the Philistines H6430 , the remnant H7611 of the country H339 of Caphtor H3731 .
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5. The people from the city of Gaza will be sad and shave their heads. The people from the city of Ashkelon will be made silent. Those left alive from the valley, how long will you cut yourselves?
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5. Baldness H7144 is come H935 upon H413 Gaza H5804 ; Ashkelon H831 is cut off H1820 with the remnant H7611 of their valley H6010 : how long H5704 H4970 wilt thou cut thyself H1413 ?
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6. "You cry, 'Sword of the Lord, how long will you keep fighting? Return to your holder. Stop and be still.'
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6. O H1945 thou sword H2719 of the LORD H3068 , how long H5704 H575 will it be ere H3808 thou be quiet H8252 ? put up thyself H622 into H413 thy scabbard H8593 , rest H7280 , and be still H1826 .
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7. But how can his sword rest when the Lord has given it a command? He has ordered it to attack Ashkelon and the seacoast."
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7. How H349 can it be quiet H8252 , seeing the LORD H3068 hath given it a charge H6680 against H413 Ashkelon H831 , and against H413 the sea H3220 shore H2348 ? there H8033 hath he appointed H3259 it.
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