1
That
which came as the
word of the
LORD to
Jeremiah the
prophet concerning the
Philistines,
before Pharaoh conquered Gaza.
ayib'N;h .Wh'y.m.rIy -l,a h'wh.y -r;b.d h'y'h r,v]a ? h'Z;[ -t,a h{[.r;p h,K;y ~,r,j.B ~yiT.vil.P -l,a
2
Thus says the
LORD:
"Behold,
waters are going to
rise from the
north And
become an
overflowing torrent, And
overflow the
land and
all its
fullness, The
city and those who
live in it; And the
men will
cry out, And
every inhabitant of the
land will
wail.
!w{p'Cim ~yil{[ ~Iy;m -heNih h'wh.y r;m'a h{K ? H'aw{l.m.W #,r,a .Wp.j.vIy.w @ejw{v l;x;n.l .Wy'h.w ? l{K lilyeh.w ~'d'a'h .Wq]['z.w H'b yeb.v{y.w ryi[ ? #,r'a'h bevw{y
3
"Because of the
noise of the
galloping hoofs of his
stallions, The
tumult of his
chariots, and the
rumbling of his
wheels, The
fathers have not
turned back for their
children,
Because of the
limpness of their
hands,
w{B.kir.l v;[;rem wy'ryiB;a tw{s.r;P t;j][;v lw{Qim ? ~yin'B -l,a tw{b'a .Wn.pih -a{l wy'LiG.l;G !w{m]h ? ~Iy'd'y !w{y.pirem
4
On
account of the
day that is
coming To
destroy all the
Philistines, To
cut off from
Tyre and
Sidon Every ally that is
left; For the
LORD is going to
destroy the
Philistines, The
remnant of the
coastland of
Caphtor.
~yiT.vil.P -l'K -t,a dw{d.vil a'B;h ~w{Y;h -l;[ ? rez{[ dyir'f l{K !w{dyic.l.W r{c.l tyir.k;h.l ? yia tyirea.v ~yiT.vil.P -t,a h'wh.y ded{v -yiK ? rw{T.p;k
5
"Baldness has
come upon
Gaza;
Ashkelon has been
ruined. O
remnant of their
valley,
How long will you
gash yourself?
tyirea.v !w{l.q.v;a h't.m.din h'Z;[ -l,a h'x.r'q h'a'B ? yid'dw{G.tiT y;t'm -d;[ ~'q.mi[
6
"Ah,
sword of the
LORD,
How long will you not be
quiet?
Withdraw into your
sheath; Be at
rest and
stay still.
yij{q.vit a{l h'n'a< -d;[ h'why;l b,r,x yw{h ? yiM{d'w yi[.g'reh .$er.[;T -l;a yip.s'aeh
7
"How can it be
quiet, When the
LORD has
given it an
order?
Against Ashkelon and
against the
seacoast * -
There He has
assigned it."
!w{l.q.v;a -l,a H'l -h\Wic h'why;w yij{q.viT .$yea ? H'd'[.y ~'v ~'Y;h @w{x -l,a.w