23 lines
1.2 KiB
Markdown
23 lines
1.2 KiB
Markdown
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## Word Against Philistia
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###### 1
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That which came as the word of Yahweh to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh struck down Gaza.
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###### 2
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Thus says Yahweh: "Behold, waters are going to rise from the north And become an overflowing torrent, And overflow the land as well as its fullness, The city and those who inhabit it; And the men will cry out, And every inhabitant of the land will wail.
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###### 3
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Because of the noise of the galloping hoofs of his valiant steeds, The quaking of his chariots, _and_ the tumult of his wheels, The fathers have not turned back for _their_ children, Because of the limpness of _their_ hands,
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###### 4
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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 Yahweh is going to destroy the Philistines, The remnant of the coastland of Caphtor.
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###### 5
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Baldness has come upon Gaza; Ashkelon has been ruined. O remnant of their valley, How long will you gash yourself?
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###### 6
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Ah, sword of Yahweh, How long will you not be quiet? Withdraw into your sheath; Be at rest and stay still.
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###### 7
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How can it be quiet? Yahweh has given it a command; Against Ashkelon and against the seacoast-- There He has assigned it."
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