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The LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/47.htm">New Living Translation</a> “The time has come for the Philistines to be destroyed, along with their allies from Tyre and Sidon. Yes, the LORD is destroying the remnant of the Philistines, those colonists from the island of Crete. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/47.htm">English Standard Version</a> because of the day that is coming to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper that remains. For the LORD is destroying the Philistines, the remnant of the coastland of Caphtor. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/47.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/47.htm">King James Bible</a> Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/47.htm">New King James Version</a> Because of the day that comes to plunder all the Philistines, To cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper who remains; For the LORD shall plunder the Philistines, The remnant of the country of Caphtor. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/47.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Because of the day that is coming To destroy all the Philistines, To eliminate from Tyre and Sidon Every surviving ally; For the LORD is going to destroy the Philistines, The remnant of the coastland of Caphtor. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/47.htm">NASB 1995</a> 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. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/47.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/47.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/47.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Because of the day that is coming To destroy all the Philistines And to cut off from Tyre and Sidon Every ally who remains. For the LORD is going to destroy the Philistines, The remnant [still surviving] of the coastland of Caphtor. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/47.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> on account of the day that is coming 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 of the coastland of Caphtor. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/47.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> on account of the day that is coming 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 of the islands of Caphtor. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/47.htm">American Standard Version</a> because of the day that cometh to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper that remaineth: for Jehovah will destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/47.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You refugees from Crete, your time has now come, and I will destroy you. None of you will be left to help the cities of Tyre and Sidon. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/47.htm">English Revised Version</a> because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/47.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The time has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon any Philistine who might have escaped to get help. The LORD will destroy the Philistines and anyone who is left from the island of Crete. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/47.htm">Good News Translation</a> The time has come to destroy Philistia, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon all the help that remains. I, the LORD, will destroy the Philistines, all who came from the shores of Crete. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/47.htm">International Standard Version</a> for the day is coming to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper who remains. For the LORD is destroying the Philistines, the remnant of the coastlands of Caphtor. <a href="/net/jeremiah/47.htm">NET Bible</a> For the time has come to destroy all the Philistines. The time has come to destroy all the help that remains for Tyre and Sidon. For I, the LORD, will destroy the Philistines, that remnant that came from the island of Crete. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/47.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> because of the day that comes to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper who remains: for the LORD will destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/47.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Because of the day that cometh to lay waste all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyre and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will lay waste the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/jeremiah/47.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/web/jeremiah/47.htm">World English Bible</a> because of the day that comes to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper who remains; for Yahweh will destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/47.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Because of the day that has come to spoil all the Philistines, "" To cut off every helping remnant from Tyre and from Sidon. For YHWH is spoiling the Philistines, "" The remnant of the island of Caphtor. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/47.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Because of the day that hath come to spoil all the Philistines, To cut off to Tyre and to Zidon every helping remnant. For Jehovah is spoiling the Philistines, The remnant of the isle of Caphtor. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/47.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For the day came to lay waste all the rovers, to cut off from Tyre and Zidon every one left of help: for Jehovah laid waste the rovers, the remnant of the island of Caphtor.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/47.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Because of the coming of the day, in which all the Philistines shall be laid waste, and Tyre and Sidon shall be destroyed, with all the rest of their helpers. For the Lord hath wasted the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Cappadocia. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/47.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> because of the arrival of the day on which all the Philistines will be devastated, and Tyre and Sidon will be destroyed, with all the rest of their helpers. For the Lord has depopulated the Philistines, the remnant of the island of Cappadocia. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/47.htm">New American Bible</a> Because of the day that is coming to destroy all the Philistines And cut off from Tyre and Sidon the last of their allies. Yes, the LORD is destroying the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/47.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> because of the day that is coming to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper that remains. For the LORD is destroying the Philistines, the remnant of the coastland of Caphtor.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/47.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Behold, the day has come to plunder all the Philistines and to destroy Tyre and Sidon and every helper that remains; for the LORD will smite the Philistines, the remnant of the islands of Caphtor. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/47.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Behold, the day has come to plunder all Philistines and to destroy Tyre and Tsidon and everyone who was left to help, because LORD JEHOVAH put the Philistines to the sword, and the rest of the islands of the Qaphodoqians <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/47.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Because of the day that cometh To spoil all the Philistines, To cut off from Tyre and Zidon Every helper that remaineth; For the LORD will spoil the Philistines, The remnant of the isle of Caphtor. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/47.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> in the day that is coming to destroy all the Philistines: and I will utterly destroy Tyre and Sidon and all the rest of their allies: for the Lord will destroy the remaining inhabitants of the islands. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=14148" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/47.htm">The Judgment on the Philistines</a> …3at 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<a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: hab·bā (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">has come</a> <a href="/hebrew/7703.htm" title="7703: liš·ḏō·wḏ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to be burly, i.e. powerful; by implication, to ravage.">to destroy</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6430.htm" title="6430: pə·liš·tîm (N-proper-mp) -- Inhab. of Philistia. Patrial from Plesheth; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth.">the Philistines,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: lə·haḵ·rîṯ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">to cut off</a> <a href="/hebrew/6865.htm" title="6865: lə·ṣōr (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- A Phoenician city. Or Tsowr; the same as tsor; a rock; Tsor, a place in Palestine.">from Tyre</a> <a href="/hebrew/6721.htm" title="6721: ū·lə·ṣî·ḏō·wn (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- Or Tsiydon; from tsuwd in the sense of catching fish; fishery; Tsidon, the name of a son of Canaan, and of a place in Palestine.">and Sidon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">every</a> <a href="/hebrew/8300.htm" title="8300: śā·rîḏ (N-ms) -- A survivor. From sarad; a survivor.">remaining</a> <a href="/hebrew/5826.htm" title="5826: ‘ō·zêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To help, succor. A primitive root; to surround, i.e. Protect or aid.">ally.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Indeed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7703.htm" title="7703: šō·ḏêḏ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be burly, i.e. powerful; by implication, to ravage.">is about to destroy</a> <a href="/hebrew/6430.htm" title="6430: pə·liš·tîm (N-proper-mp) -- Inhab. of Philistia. Patrial from Plesheth; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth.">the Philistines,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7611.htm" title="7611: šə·’ê·rîṯ (N-fsc) -- Rest, residue, remnant, remainder. From sha'ar; a remainder or residual portion.">the remnant</a> <a href="/hebrew/339.htm" title="339: ’î (N-msc) -- Coast, region. From 'avah; properly, a habitable spot; dry land, a coast, an island.">from the coasts</a> <a href="/hebrew/3731.htm" title="3731: ḵap̄·tō·wr (N-proper-fs) -- Probably a name for Crete. Or Kaphtowr; apparently the same as kaphtor; Caphtor, the original seat of the Philistines.">of Caphtor.</a> 5The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. O remnant of their valley, how long will you gash yourself?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ezekiel/25-16.htm">Ezekiel 25:16</a> therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast. <a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Isaiah 14:29-31</a> Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg. / Then the firstborn of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety, but I will kill your root by famine, and your remnant will be slain. / Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! For a cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there are no stragglers in its ranks. <a href="/zephaniah/2-4.htm">Zephaniah 2:4-7</a> For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted. / Woe to the dwellers of the seacoast, O nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines: “I will destroy you, and no one will be left.” / So the seacoast will become a land of pastures, with wells for shepherds and folds for sheep. ... <a href="/amos/1-6.htm">Amos 1:6-8</a> This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they exiled a whole population, delivering them up to Edom. / So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels. / I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD. <a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1-18</a> This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus. / Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea. / On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations. ... <a href="/joel/3-4.htm">Joel 3:4-8</a> Now what do you have against Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering against Me a recompense? If you retaliate against Me, I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads. / For you took My silver and gold and carried off My finest treasures to your temples. / You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far from their homeland. ... <a href="/zechariah/9-5.htm">Zechariah 9:5-7</a> Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited. / A mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. / I will remove the blood from their mouths and the abominations from between their teeth. Then they too will become a remnant for our God; they will become like a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites. <a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Isaiah 11:14</a> They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them. <a href="/obadiah/1-19.htm">Obadiah 1:19-21</a> Those from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau; those from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead. / And the exiles of this host of the Israelites will possess the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath; and the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will possess the cities of the Negev. / The deliverers will ascend Mount Zion to rule over the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom will belong to the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/28-21.htm">Ezekiel 28:21-23</a> “Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her. / And you are to declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will be glorified within you. They will know that I am the LORD when I execute judgments against her and demonstrate My holiness through her. / I will send a plague against her and shed blood in her streets; the slain will fall within her, while the sword is against her on every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/9-12.htm">Isaiah 9:12</a> Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised. <a href="/ezekiel/30-15.htm">Ezekiel 30:15-16</a> I will pour out My wrath on Pelusium, the stronghold of Egypt, and cut off the crowds of Thebes. / I will set fire to Egypt, Pelusium will writhe in anguish, Thebes will be split open, and Memphis will face daily distress. <a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Isaiah 15:1-9</a> This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night! / Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping. ... <a href="/isaiah/16-1.htm">Isaiah 16:1-14</a> Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion. / Like fluttering birds pushed out of the nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon: / “Give us counsel; render a decision. Shelter us at noonday with shade as dark as night. Hide the refugees; do not betray the one who flees. ... <a href="/isaiah/17-1.htm">Isaiah 17:1-3</a> This is the burden against Damascus: “Behold, Damascus is no longer a city; it has become a heap of ruins. / The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear. / The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the sovereignty from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites,” declares the LORD of Hosts.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Because of the day that comes to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remains: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.the day<a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10</a> For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.<a href="/psalms/37-13.htm">Psalm 37:13</a> The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.<a href="/isaiah/10-3.htm">Isaiah 10:3</a> And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?Tyrus<a href="/jeremiah/25-20.htm">Jeremiah 25:20-22</a> And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod, … <a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1-18</a> The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them… <a href="/ezekiel/26-1.htm">Ezekiel 26:1-28:26</a> And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, … every<a href="/job/9-13.htm">Job 9:13</a> If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.<a href="/isaiah/20-6.htm">Isaiah 20:6</a> And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?<a href="/isaiah/31-8.htm">Isaiah 31:8</a> Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.remnant<a href="/ezekiel/25-16.htm">Ezekiel 25:16</a> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.<a href="/amos/1-8.htm">Amos 1:8</a> And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.<a href="/amos/9-7.htm">Amos 9:7</a> Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?country [heb] isle<a href="/joshua/22-30.htm">Joshua 22:30</a> And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them.<a href="/isaiah/20-6.htm">Isaiah 20:6</a> And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?Caphtor<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/38-19.htm">Account</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-14.htm">Ally</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-12.htm">Caphtor</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-22.htm">Coastland</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-8.htm">Coasts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Country</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-23.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-8.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-36.htm">Destroying</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-3.htm">Help</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-5.htm">Helper</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-22.htm">Isle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-22.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-1.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-28.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-3.htm">Sidon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-18.htm">Spoil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-17.htm">Survivors</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-3.htm">Tyre</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-3.htm">Tyrus</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-19.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-3.htm">Zidon</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/48-13.htm">Account</a> <a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Ally</a> <a href="/amos/9-7.htm">Caphtor</a> <a href="/genesis/10-5.htm">Coastland</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-41.htm">Coasts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-21.htm">Country</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-5.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-1.htm">Destroying</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm">Help</a> <a href="/daniel/11-45.htm">Helper</a> <a href="/acts/13-6.htm">Isle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-27.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-5.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-8.htm">Sidon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm">Spoil</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Survivors</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-2.htm">Tyre</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-2.htm">Tyrus</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-8.htm">Zidon</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 47</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/47-1.htm">The destruction of the Philistines</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/47.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/47.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines This phrase indicates a specific time of judgment against the Philistines, a group historically known as Israel's adversaries. The Philistines occupied the coastal region of Canaan and were often in conflict with Israel, as seen in the stories of Samson and David. The "day" refers to a divinely appointed time of reckoning, a common theme in prophetic literature where God enacts justice against nations. This judgment fulfills earlier prophecies, such as those found in <a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Isaiah 14:29-31</a> and <a href="/amos/1-6.htm">Amos 1:6-8</a>, where the Philistines' downfall is foretold.to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally Tyre and Sidon were prominent Phoenician cities known for their trade and wealth. They often had alliances with neighboring nations, including the Philistines. The cutting off of allies signifies a complete isolation and vulnerability of the Philistines, emphasizing the totality of their destruction. This also reflects the broader theme of God's sovereignty over nations, as seen in <a href="/ezekiel/28.htm">Ezekiel 28</a>, where Tyre's judgment is pronounced.Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines The use of "the LORD" underscores the divine authority behind the impending destruction. It is not merely a geopolitical event but an act of divine judgment. The Philistines' destruction is part of God's plan to purify the land and establish His justice, as seen in the broader narrative of the Old Testament where God judges nations for their sins and idolatry.the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor Caphtor is traditionally identified with Crete, suggesting the Philistines' origins. This reference to the "remnant" indicates that even the survivors or those who might have escaped previous judgments will not be spared. The mention of Caphtor ties back to <a href="/deuteronomy/2-23.htm">Deuteronomy 2:23</a> and <a href="/amos/9-7.htm">Amos 9:7</a>, where the Philistines' origins and migrations are noted, highlighting God's control over the movements and destinies of peoples.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a> An ancient people who were often in conflict with Israel. They inhabited the coastal regions of Canaan and were known for their military prowess. 2. <a href="/topical/t/tyre_and_sidon.htm">Tyre and Sidon</a> Prominent Phoenician cities known for their trade and wealth. They were often allies of surrounding nations, including the Philistines. 3. <a href="/topical/c/caphtor.htm">Caphtor</a> Believed to be the original homeland of the Philistines, often associated with the island of Crete or regions in the Aegean Sea. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who is executing judgment against the Philistines. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> The prophet through whom God delivers this message of judgment. He served as a prophet during the final years of the kingdom of Judah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> God is sovereign over all nations and peoples. His judgments are just and serve His divine purposes. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_enmity_against_god's_people.htm">The Consequences of Enmity Against God's People</a> The Philistines' persistent hostility towards Israel led to their downfall. This serves as a warning against opposing God's plans and people. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a> Prophecies, like those given through Jeremiah, demonstrate the certainty and reliability of God's word. What He declares will come to pass. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_aligning_with_god's_will.htm">The Importance of Aligning with God's Will</a> Nations and individuals alike are called to align with God's will. Failure to do so can lead to judgment and destruction. <a href="/topical/h/historical_context_and_its_relevance_today.htm">Historical Context and Its Relevance Today</a> Understanding the historical context of biblical prophecies helps us see the relevance of God's unchanging nature and His dealings with humanity.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_47.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 47</a> <a href="/q/did_philistines_face_total_destruction.htm">Jeremiah 47:4 – Did the Philistines ever face complete destruction at this juncture, or does this contradict what we know from other historical accounts or archaeological findings? </a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_jer._47_with_gradual_decline.htm">How do we reconcile Jeremiah 47's severe judgments on the Philistines with sources suggesting a gradual decline instead of sudden annihilation?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_edomites_exist_post-ezekiel_35_7-9.htm">How can we reconcile the prophecy of total destruction in Ezekiel 35:7–9 with any evidence that Edomites or their descendants continued to exist? </a> <a href="/q/why_mention_gaza's_baldness_if_it_survived.htm">Jeremiah 47:5 - Why does the prophecy mention baldness at Gaza and Ashkelon's demise if records indicate these cities continued to exist beyond the period of Jeremiah's ministry?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/47.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) To cut off from Tyrus and Zidon.--The two Ph?nician cities are coupled with Philistia. Both, as occupying the sea-board of Palestine, were to suffer from Nebuchadnezzar's invasion. <a href="/psalms/83-7.htm" title="Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;">Psalm 83:7</a> indicates that they were not unfrequently in alliance. In the "helper that remaineth" we have probably a reference to the foreign mercenaries, especially the Philistines, employed by the two great commercial cities. "Caphtor" has been identified with Crete, Cyprus, Caria, Cappadocia, and the delta of the Nile. On the latter view the name is held to be connected with Coptic. <a href="/amos/9-7.htm" title="Are you not as children of the Ethiopians to me, O children of Israel? said the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?">Amos 9:7</a> points to a migration of the people known as Philistines from that region, and there is accordingly a touch of scorn in the way in which Jeremiah speaks of them as the mere "remnant of Caphtor." In agreement with the first view we find among David's mercenaries the Cherethim and Pelethim (<a href="/2_samuel/8-18.htm" title="And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.">2Samuel 8:18</a>), the two names being probably modifications of Cretans and Philistines. The ethnological table of <a href="/genesis/10-14.htm" title="And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.">Genesis 10:14</a> connects both the Philistines and the Caphtorim with Mizraim or Egypt, and is, so far as it goes, in favour of the Egyptian identification.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/47.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - The day that cometh; rather, the day that hath come (i.e. shall have come). It is "the day of the Lord" that is meant, that revolutionary "shaking of all things" (to use Haggai's expression, <a href="/haggai/2-21.htm">Haggai 2:21</a>), as to which see further in note on Jeremiah 46:10. To cut off... every helper that remaineth; i.e. every ally on whom they could still reckon. This passage favours the view that the judgment upon the Philistines took place at the same time as that upon Tyre. Nebuchadnezzar's object was to isolate Tyre and Sidon as completely as possible. The remnant. The Philistines had suffered so much from repeated invasions as to be only a "remnant" of the once powerful nation which oppressed Israel (see on Jeremiah 25:20). The country of Caphtor. Some would render "the coastland of Caphtor," but the idea of "coast" seems to be a secondary one, derived in certain passages from the context. Properly speaking, it is a poetic synonym for "land," and is generally applied to distant and (accidentally) maritime countries. "Caphtor" was understood by the old versions to be Cappadocia. But as the remains of the Cappadocian language point to a Persian origin of the population which spoke it, and as the Caphtorim originally came from Egypt, it is more plausible to suppose, with Ebers, that Caphtor was a coast district of North Egypt. Crete has also been thought of (comp. <a href="/amos/9-7.htm">Amos 9:7</a>; <a href="/genesis/10-14.htm">Genesis 10:14</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/2-23.htm">Deuteronomy 2:23</a>). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the day הַיּ֗וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day has come הַבָּא֙ (hab·bā) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to destroy לִשְׁד֣וֹד (liš·ḏō·wḏ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7703.htm">Strong's 7703: </a> To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the Philistines, פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (pə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6430.htm">Strong's 6430: </a> Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia to cut off לְהַכְרִ֤ית (lə·haḵ·rîṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant from Tyre לְצֹר֙ (lə·ṣōr) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6865.htm">Strong's 6865: </a> Tyre -- a Phoenician city and Sidon וּלְצִיד֔וֹן (ū·lə·ṣî·ḏō·wn) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6721.htm">Strong's 6721: </a> Sidon -- a Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast, also a son of Canaan every כֹּ֖ל (kōl) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every remaining שָׂרִ֣יד (śā·rîḏ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8300.htm">Strong's 8300: </a> A survivor ally. עֹזֵ֑ר (‘ō·zêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5826.htm">Strong's 5826: </a> To surround, protect, aid Indeed, כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel is about to destroy שֹׁדֵ֤ד (šō·ḏêḏ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7703.htm">Strong's 7703: </a> To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin the Philistines, פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (pə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6430.htm">Strong's 6430: </a> Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia the remnant שְׁאֵרִ֖ית (šə·’ê·rîṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7611.htm">Strong's 7611: </a> Rest, residue, remnant, remainder from the coasts אִ֥י (’î) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_339.htm">Strong's 339: </a> A habitable spot, dry land, a coast, an island of Caphtor. כַפְתּֽוֹר׃ (ḵap̄·tō·wr) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3731.htm">Strong's 3731: </a> Caphtor -- probably a name for Crete <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Jeremiah 47:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Jeremiah 47:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Jeremiah 47:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Jeremiah 47:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Jeremiah 47:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Jeremiah 47:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Jeremiah 47:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Jeremiah 47:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Jeremiah 47:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Jeremiah 47:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-4.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 47:4 Because of the day that comes (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/47-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 47:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 47:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/47-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 47:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 47:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>