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Jeremiah 47:2-4
Tree of Life Version
Jeremiah 47:2-4
Tree of Life Version
2 Thus says Adonai:
“Look, waters rising from the north
will become an overflowing torrent,
and overflow the land and all in it,
the city and those dwelling in it
and the men will cry,
and every inhabitant of the land wail.
3 The noise—
the stomping hooves of his stallions,
the rumbling of his chariots,
the reverberation of his wheels!
Fathers will not turn back for their children
because of their limp hands.
4 For the day is coming
to devastate all the Philistines,
to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally.
For Adonai will destroy the Philistines,
the rest of the island of Caphtor.
Jeremiah 47:2-4
New International Version
Jeremiah 47:2-4
New International Version
2 This is what the Lord says:
“See how the waters are rising in the north;(A)
they will become an overflowing torrent.
They will overflow the land and everything in it,
the towns and those who live in them.
The people will cry out;
all who dwell in the land will wail(B)
3 at the sound of the hooves of galloping steeds,
at the noise of enemy chariots(C)
and the rumble of their wheels.
Parents will not turn to help their children;
their hands will hang limp.(D)
4 For the day has come
to destroy all the Philistines
and to remove all survivors
who could help Tyre(E) and Sidon.(F)
The Lord is about to destroy the Philistines,(G)
the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.[a](H)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 47:4 That is, Crete
Jeremiah 47:2-4
English Standard Version
Jeremiah 47:2-4
English Standard Version
2 “Thus says the Lord:
(A)Behold, waters are rising (B)out of the north,
(C)and shall become an overflowing torrent;
they shall overflow (D)the land and all that fills it,
the city and those who dwell in it.
Men shall cry out,
and every inhabitant of the land shall wail.
3 At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his stallions,
(E)at the rushing of his chariots, at the rumbling of their wheels,
the fathers (F)look not back to their children,
so feeble are their hands,
4 because of the day that is coming to destroy
all (G)the Philistines,
to cut off from (H)Tyre and Sidon
every helper that remains.
For the Lord is destroying the Philistines,
(I)the remnant of the coastland of (J)Caphtor.
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English Standard Version (ESV) 
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