Jeremiah 47:1
What does Jeremiah 47:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 47:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines, before Pharaoh's attack on Gaza.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862That which hath been the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh smiteth Gaza:
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the people of Palestine, before Pharao took Gaza.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The word of Jehovah that came to the prophet Jeremiah concerning the Philistines, before Pharaoh smote Gazah.
Context
v.1This passage
v.2Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall become an overflowing stream, and shall overflow the land and all that is therein, the city and them that dwell therein; and the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall wail.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Zechariah 9:5
Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also, and shall be sore pained; and Ekron, for her expectation shall be put to shame; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
- Exodus 25:15
The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.
- 1 Kings 4:24
For he had dominion over all the region on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River: and he had peace on all sides round about him.
- Amos 1:6
Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gaza, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole people, to deliver them up to Edom.
- Jeremiah 25:20
and all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Gaza, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
- Genesis 10:19
And the border of the Canaanite was from Sidon, as thou goest toward Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, unto Lasha.
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