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Jeremiah 47:5

AshkelonGaza

3 at the sound of the galloping hooves of stallions, the rumbling of chariots, and the clatter of their wheels. The fathers will not turn back for their sons; their hands will hang limp.

4 For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.

The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. O remnant of their valley, how long will you gash yourself?

6 ‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’

7 How can it rest when the LORD has commanded it? He has appointed it against Ashkelon and the shore of its coastland.”

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. O remnant of their valley, how long will you gash yourself?
KJV
Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?
WEB
Baldness has come on Gaza; Ashkelon is brought to nothing. You remnant of their valley, how long will you cut yourself?
ASV
Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is brought to nought, the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?
DARBY
Baldness is come upon Gazah; Ashkelon is cut off, the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?
BLB
Baldness has come to Gaza; Ashkelon has been cut off, O remnant of their valley, until when will you cut yourself?
ÅB
Gasa er blitt skallet, Askalon er blitt målløst, det som er blitt igjen av deres lavland; hvor lenge vil du skjære i ditt kjøtt?
OTB
Å rest av kystlandet, Hvor lenge vil du skjære deg selv? Herren har skapt deg; Han vil straffe deg hardt, og gjenopprette deg til helse.
B1930
Gasa er blitt skallet, Askalon er blitt målløst, det som er blitt igjen av deres lavland; hvor lenge vil du skjære i ditt kjøtt?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 48:37

    For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth.

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  • Jeremiah 25:20

    all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;

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  • Micah 1:16

    Shave yourselves bald and cut off your hair in mourning for your precious children; make yourselves as bald as an eagle, for they will go from you into exile.

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  • Jeremiah 41:5

    eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their garments, and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, carrying grain offerings and frankincense for the house of the LORD.

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  • Mark 5:5

    Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.

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  • Judges 1:18

    And Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron—each with its territory.

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  • Leviticus 21:5

    Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.

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  • Jeremiah 47:1

    This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines before Pharaoh struck down Gaza.

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